(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to be able to manage somehow or other
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to go out and away; to leave
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
they; those guys; those fellows
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
for example; for instance; e.g.
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job