moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to speak; to hear a voice
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
it's been a long time; long time no see
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
distress; wretched condition
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
treatment (of a person); dealing with
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
commencing with; including
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize