older sister; elder sister
to look young; to seem young
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
way; method; means; resource; course
next; secondly; subsequently
good performance; good work; great success
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
difficult to ...; hard to ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to repeat; to do over again
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
directions; instructions; orders; command
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
unexpectedly; surprisingly
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return