company president; manager; director
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
father; dad; husband; you; he
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to collapse into; to flop onto
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
when; how soon; how long until
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
right beside; close to; nearby
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
good feeling; feeling good
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(somebody else's) parents; both parents