grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to slap; to strike; to spank
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
order; command; directions; instructions
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to go out and away; to leave
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to squash; to crush; to flatten
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
older sister; lass; young lady
personal combat; one-to-one fight
front; frontage; facade; main
interference; meddling; butting in
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
that; the matter in question