liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
common people; ordinary people; masses
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to have a meal; to take a meal
society; the world; the times
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
pregnancy; conception; gestation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
father and mother; parents
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
though; notwithstanding; although
being very busy; busyness
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
after that; afterwards; thereafter
late at night; at a late hour
to detain; to check; to restrain
plural; multiple; several
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
until now; so far; up to the present
like this; this sort; this way
to be opposite; to face each other