to refuse; to decline; to deny
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
choices; alternatives; options
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to entrust; to leave to a person
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
bento; Japanese box lunch
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
android; artificial human; robot
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to happen to meet; to come across
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to rush over; to run up to