staff member; employee; worker; personnel
health management; health maintenance; health care
chief; main; principal; important
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
third day of the month; three days
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
marriage proposal; marriage talks
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
within the year; before the year is out
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be promoted to a higher rank
to increase in value; to gain prestige
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to feel; to sense; to experience
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of