clerk; office worker; office staff
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
whatever (the case may be)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
woman; lady; adult female
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
feelings; thoughts; meaning
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
one's person; around one's person
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
just right (time, size, length, etc.)