manner of using one's hands
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
at least; at most; (even) just
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
older sister; elder sister
to care for someone; to look after someone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
independence; self-reliance
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
influence (on someone); inspiration
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many