first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
family-oriented; familial
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
mass; quality and quantity
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
rather; sooner; preferably
to blacken; to make black
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
in succession; one by one
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
prickling; stinging; tingling
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to dye; to colour; to color
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
laws (of nature); (divine) providence