even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to rest one's chin in one's hands
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
preference; priority; precedence
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
that's the way it is; such is life
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
how; in what way; by what means
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
everything; anything; nothing
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
individual; private person; personal; private
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
use; utilization; utilisation; application