as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
now that you say that; now that you mention it
strategy meeting; council of war
ready-made; common-law (wife)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
family happiness; household harmony
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous