guardian; protector; patron; parent
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
all you have to do is; just; that's all
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
understood; I see; OK; present; here
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
regret; repentance; remorse
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
object of romantic interest
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
article; thing; object; property; real estate
older sister; elder sister
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
older sister; lass; young lady
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
superior; excellent; fine
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
family-oriented; familial