jealousy; roasted rice cake
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
solely; entirely; only; or
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
made-to-order; custom-made
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
delivery; transfer; hand-over
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
sixth day of the month; six days
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
fifth day of the month; five days
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
steady; steady relationship; going steady
shady; underhanded; questionable
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out