event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
descendant; posterity; offspring
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
settlement; solution; resolution
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to like; to love; to be fond of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
several times; a few times
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest