favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
household economy; family finances
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
new graduate; recent graduate
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
frequency (of occurrence)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to pile up; to accumulate
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
simply put; putting it simply
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
negative emotions; negative feelings
self-control; self-restraint
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive