private property; personal belongings; personal effects
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
compassionate; sympathetic
speech; expression; wording; language