chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
co-sleeping; sleeping together
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
collection of books; (personal) library
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
every evening; every night
reading matter; reading material
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to read aloud; to read to someone
courteous; decorous; polite
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to some extent; to a certain extent
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning