to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
it seems so; that's what it looks like
alternating; taking turns
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
one's share; one's portion
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
at a moment's notice; readily
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
well-bred; of good upbringing
fourth day of the month; four days
money in one's possession
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
big-name brand; brand-name goods
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
again and again; repeatedly
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have