handsome face; beautiful features
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
allocation; assignment; allotment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
fine weather; fair weather
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
neighbourhood; neighborhood
bakery; baker; pastry shop
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
occasional; infrequent; rare
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
senior high school; high school