older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to feel hungry; to get hungry
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
growth period (in children)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
wide difference; a world of difference
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
some people; a few people; several people
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
distant look; faraway look
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
(clenched) fist; knuckles