grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
heaven and earth; top and bottom
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
at least; at most; (even) just
both hands; both arms; ten
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
story; tale; talk; discussion
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
talking while standing; standing around talking