neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
very young; little; childish; immature
to speak; to hear a voice
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
how many years; how long; what year
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
because of; owing to; due to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
annual (plant); first-year student
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to some extent; to a certain extent
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
cooking; food preparation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see