about; concerning; related to; -ish
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
kitchen; financial situation
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
your husband; her husband
how much; how many; however
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
down to earth; reasonable
regulars; regular soldiers
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
very; greatly; exceedingly
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous