cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
company president; manager; director
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
elopement; running away with a lover
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
prone to adultery; flirtatious
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to pretend; to act (as if)
just past noon; afternoon
after that; afterwards; thereafter
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
sympathy; compassion; pity
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to increase; to add to; to augment
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
skewering (fish, meat, etc.; for the purpose of grilling)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to subsist; to keep on living
trusting too much; overestimating ability
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts