sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
very popular; highly favoured
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
school rules; school regulations
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
quiet; still; surreptitious
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
left side; left-hand side
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
good family; respectable family; decent family
to grimace; to make a wry face
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
living by oneself; living alone