older sister; lass; young lady
recommendation; referral; endorsement
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
daily meals; three regular meals a day
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
around the clock; day and night
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
illustration (e.g. book); picture
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
for use by children; for children
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn