year on year; on the previous year
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
continuation; succession; series
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
very likely; very probable
forgetting; lapse of memory
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support