allocation; assignment; allotment
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
stairs; stairway; staircase
handrail; railing; banister
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
mental; spiritual; emotional
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
even though; despite; when
one's house; one's home; one's family
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board