remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to close (one's eyes); to shut
income; receipts; revenue
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as you can imagine; as you might guess
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
don't worry about it; forget about it
make-up; makeup; cosmetics