handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to flare up; to burst into flames
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
be (that) as it may; having said that
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
... years old; age (of) ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to accept (something) with thanks
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
God's will; Heaven's will
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved