eco bag; reusable shopping bag
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
spouse; wife; husband; partner
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
doctors; teachers; lawyers
after retirement; after resigning
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
real estate agent; realtor
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
summer cold (illness); summer flu
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
order; command; directions; instructions
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
arrival of goods; goods received
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
wedding reception banquet
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup