poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
sickroom; hospital room; ward
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
distant look; faraway look
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to become better; to improve
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
hard (life); tough (world)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
town; city; municipal; urban
to be expensive; to be costly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
a long time (since the last time)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)