branch manager; manager of a branch office
close; intimate; on good terms
care for the aged; elderly care; aged care
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
ex-husband; former husband
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
social status; social position; social standing
economic strength; economic power; economic might
for the general public; for the general market
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
serious crime; grave crime
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
great admiration; deep respect
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to remove; to move out of the way
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
report of an absence (at work)