housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to add (to); to add on; to append
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
being too late; losing one's final chance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
dry riverbed; river beach
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
both; both sides; both parties
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
fast-talking; rapid talking
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
difficult to ...; hard to ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
pig farm; hog farm; piggery