marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
disclosure; exposure; revelation
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
when; how soon; how long until
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
work style; way of working
gradually; slowly but steadily
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
winning streak; good time to make a profit
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
notes; comment; remark; annotation
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
warp; curvature; curve; arch
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle