question; inquiry; enquiry
how; in what way; by what means
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
until now; so far; up to the present
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wall clock; grandfather clock
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
one by one; one each; one at a time
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to apologize; to apologise
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
manners; behavior; behaviour
in a day; in a brief space of time
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
considerably; greatly; a lot
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like