great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
single-mother household; fatherless family
family-oriented; familial
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to ask; to enquire; to query
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
separate; special; another; separately
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
since when; from when; how long
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
primary school; elementary school; grade school
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
viewing as a problem; problematizing
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to complain; to make a complaint
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
share; portion; quota; cut
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence