(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
kitchen; financial situation; finances
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
had better ...; had better not ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
dishwashing; doing dishes
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
almost every day; almost daily
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
household economy; family finances
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
rational; reasonable; logical
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)