cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
being good-for-nothing; useless person
result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
high-class restaurant; high-end store
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
cold storage; refrigeration
self-checkout; automated checkout
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
school; proofreading; proof
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
receipt; cash-register slip
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
trip abroad; overseas travel
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
exam-oriented English; English studied just for examinations (esp. university entrance)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area