look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
carrying voice; well-projected voice
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to subsist; to keep on living
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
the reverse; other side; lining
to dye; to colour; to color
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
half and half; fifty-fifty
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
power; authority; jurisdiction
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
24 hours; twenty-four hours
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
source of information; intelligence source; message source
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
street; quarter; district; area