skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
wall clock; grandfather clock
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
divorce; dissolution of adoption
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
such; like that; that sort of; very
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
really; truly; indeed; good grief
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
even if; even though; however; no matter how
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
postcard; memo; note; card
how many times; how often
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing