gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
precocious; precocious child
older sister; elder sister
in one's own way or style
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
kitchen; financial situation
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
surname; family name; last name
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to count on one's fingers
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
wall clock; grandfather clock
to ask a high price; to overcharge
several times; a few times
just a minute; small quantity
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to provide; to arrange; to install
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to make one's rounds; to patrol
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in the meanwhile; during the time
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away