to concern; to be related
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
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
(United States of) America; USA
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
source of funds; resources; finances
unexpectedly; surprisingly
just past noon; afternoon
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
inattention; absent-mindedness
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
way of talking; speaking style
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to shake and untangle; to shake free from