grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
person standing watch; guard duty
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
way (of doing); manner; method; means
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
man; male; masculine gender
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey