doing whatever one pleases
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
older sister; elder sister
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
speech and conduct; words and deeds
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
established fact; fait accompli
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
one more time; once more; once again
wet nurse; nursing mother
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to have meaning; to be meaningful
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
clear; precise; definite; distinct
that is to say; so that means
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock