start; commencement; beginning; initiation
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
free time; time at leisure
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
without; but if; otherwise; or else
mental; spiritual; emotional