failure; mistake; blunder
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
inheritance; something given or received
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
don't worry; no worries; never mind
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
witnessing; observing; sighting
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
another school; other schools
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind