irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to live; to reside; to inhabit
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
schedule; program; calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
never mind!; don't worry about it
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be transparent; to show through
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
waking; waking up; awakening
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to get hungry; to become hungry
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
then; and (then); in that case; if so