traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to cause a person trouble
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
persistence; single-mindedness
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
for today; for the time being
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
temporary absence from school
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
one's house; one's home; one's family
along the road; along the way
strong opposition; vehement opposition
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
forgetting; lapse of memory
weird; strange; mysterious
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
semibasement; semi-basement
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
proposal; offer; request; application
kitchen; financial situation
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh