family; relatives; dependents; household
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
originally; by nature; from the start
(your) daughter; young woman
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
farm work; field labour; field labor
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
depopulation; declining population
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to join forces; to cooperate
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to well up; to burst; to arise
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
storehouse; warehouse; godown
leaving work; clocking out
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
street; quarter; district; area
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
dumbfounded; in mute amazement