the other day; a few days ago
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to grow up; to become an adult
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
inheritance; something given or received
with these words; while saying
to turn towards; to point
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
very; extremely; excessively
meanwhile; in the meantime
preparation; arrangements
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
birthday party; birthday meet-up
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration