because; the reason why is
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
being on duty; person on duty
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to view the past with nostalgia
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein