poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
maintenance; preservation; improvement
demotion; relegation; downgrading
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
in one's own way or style
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to make a list; to enumerate
to look forward to something
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
tension; mental strain; nervousness
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
fast-talking; rapid talking
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be badly made; to fail
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to slap; to strike; to spank
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to continue to do; to persist in doing
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
since then; from that time; ever since
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry