collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
about; concerning; related to; -ish
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
physical condition; state of health; shape
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to move (house); to change residence
to open (one's eyes) wide
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
hey; listen; look here; I say
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
long ago; a long time ago; already
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one's older sister and her husband
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable