rest period; intermission; break time; recess
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
temporary store; temporary premises
business; trade; operations; sales
after a long time; for the first time in a while
good impression; favorable impression
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to understand; to make out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
about; concerning; related to; -ish
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
serious; severe; grave; acute
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)