weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
homecoming; returning home
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
contrived; false-sounding
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
customization; customisation
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
present-day people; people of this world
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!