if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
commuting to school; school commute
license; licence; permission; driver's license
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
commercial spirit; profit motive
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
biological older sister; real elder sister
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
family; relatives; dependents; household
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter