older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
estimate (of costs); budget
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to some extent; to a certain extent
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
together; at the same time; same; identical
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
framed and displayed testimonial; commemorative photograph
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival