electricity; (electric) light
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
never mind!; don't worry about it
trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
consequence; outcome; result; blame
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
interference; meddling; butting in
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
serious; not joking; straight
to be needed; to be wanted
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients