this and that; one thing or another
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
my husband; one's family; family member
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
second (unit of time); arc second
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
how; in what way; in what manner
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
Japanese person; Japanese people
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to take (be in) charge of
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel