detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be surprised; to be astonished
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
older sister; elder sister
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
as you see; as you can see
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl