one's home country; one's homeland
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
on and after; from ... onward; since
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be relieved; to feel relieved
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
had better ...; had better not ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses