soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be born; to come into the world
now that; since; so long as; because
to have meaning; to be meaningful
older sister; lass; young lady
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
answering machine; answer phone
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
yearned for; longed for; missed
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
contract; compact; agreement
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
lately; recently; nowadays
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
all; entire; whole; altogether