to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
dozens; scores of; decades
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
alone; unaided; away from home
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
story; tale; talk; discussion
the whole day; all the day
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business