to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
looking away; looking aside
sympathy; compassion; pity
hostility; animosity; enmity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
wages; pay; rental payment
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
store; reserve; stock; savings
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to quit one's job; to resign
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
being left out; being ostracized
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
duty; function; office; mission; task
danger; peril; hazard; risk
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound