returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
almost every day; almost daily
(not so) much; (not) very
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
from the beginning; from scratch
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
reporting, contacting, and consultation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to entrust; to leave to a person
being very busy; busyness
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
frequency (of occurrence)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
health; healthy; sound; fit
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote