mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
waste of time; killing time
true state; actual condition; reality
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
pull; patronage; tug; discount
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
to concern; to be related
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
innermost depths of one's heart
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
detached; aloof; indifferent
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to stop talking; to be silent
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel