elder sister; older female friend
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to grow taller (of people)
growth period; growing season
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be talked about behind one's back
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to have a hard time of it
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
one's whole heart; everything one feels
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)