impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
sweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
interview (e.g. for a job)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
just because; even if; even though
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever