body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
manners; behavior; behaviour
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
hiding one's embarrassment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
as you see; as you can see
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
such ... as; or some such
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
staff member; station employee; official
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
older sister; elder sister
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
of course; certainly; naturally
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning