clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
primer; manual; introductory book
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
alternately; by turns; one after the other
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
reading aloud; recitation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to raise one's voice; to shout
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
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
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck