family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
slowly and quietly; smoothly
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
round shape; circle; circular form
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
close to the wall; alongside the wall
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like