handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
incident; affair; happening; event
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to distribute; to hand out
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to run through; to run past
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
description; describing; depicting
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to trace back to (the origins of something)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
being good at cooking; good cook
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
no!; no no!; no, not at all
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
year in, year out; always; 24-7
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to unfold; to unroll; to open
offensive (movement); aggression
yearned for; longed for; missed
face contorted and about to cry
infant; baby; little child
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
after the end (of something); post-
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention