office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
while; during; while; although; all; both
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
sorry; excuse me; thank you
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
eccentric; crank; oddball
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
of course; certainly; naturally
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
troupe; theatrical company