maid; helper; help; assistance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
latent disposition; inner feelings
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
means; way; method; measure
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch