trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
(someone else's) parents; both parents
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
household economy; family finances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
child consultation center; children's welfare center
royal capital; imperial capital
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
of tender years; very young
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to suit; to match; to become; to be like