soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
beginning; outset; first; onset
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)