to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
moderate; proper; just right
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
Western music; European music
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
free space; freely-usable space
inside; interior; inner part
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
my husband; one's family; family member
outside of; not covered by
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by