to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
living room (Western style); sitting room
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
news programme; news program
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
use; utilization; utilisation; application