house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
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
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
though; notwithstanding; although
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
chair; stool; post; office; position
because of; owing to; due to
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
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
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
no!; no no!; no, not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!