reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
confections; sweets; candy; cake
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid