having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
dwelling; house; residence; address
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
smokestack smoke; flue gas; factory smog; smoke extraction; smoke ejection; smoke dispersal
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
prefab; prefabricated house
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
voice quality; type of voice
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
and then; and so; and; so then
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
washing machine; (clothes) washer
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances