reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to concern; to be related
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
preparation; arrangements
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
long talk; long-winded speech
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship