happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
is that so?; I see; right; oh
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
being good at cooking; good cook
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
metal surface decoration with raised fine protrusions resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
no!; no no!; no, not at all
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
night duty; night shift; night work
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober