(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
this is why; this means; it is the case that
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
members; member; constituent
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go out and away; to leave
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
reliance; trust; faith; confidence