business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
forwarding agency; express company
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
having ended; being resolved
firm; unshakeable; resolute
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
fox with supernatural powers
woman; lady; adult female
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
not understanding; not knowing
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually