father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
great difference; big difference; wide margin
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
construction; architecture (of buildings)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
self-consciousness; self-awareness
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish