spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
innermost depths of one's heart
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
like that; that way; thus
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
as before; as ever; as it was originally
out of character; unlike one
yearned for; longed for; missed
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
place; position; location; position; standing; status
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to half-rise to one's feet