meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to overdo; to do too much
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
hostility; animosity; enmity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
high-quality goods; choice goods
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
half the body; half length
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
originally; by nature; from the start
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to spit out; to eject; to dump