to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
return of something; repayment
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
older brother; elder brother
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sundry; various; assorted
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
living; lifestyle; living room
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
book; volume; this; present; main; head
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to complain; to make a complaint
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign