to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
kitchen; financial situation; finances
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
with a friendly grin; smilingly
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
please (give me); please (do for me)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie