free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
older brother and younger sister
living together; coexistence
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to find fault with; to question
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
guardian; protector; patron; parent
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
(Japanese-style) living room
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
pince-nez (glasses); nose glasses; Groucho glasses
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
way; method; means; resource; course
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)