older sister; elder sister
matter of time; question of time
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to repeat; to be frequent
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
carefree; free from worry
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
high brow; broad forehead
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
society; the world; the times
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument