year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
feeling of a house or a room
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
rather; sooner; preferably
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
very likely; very probable
welcome; (warm) reception
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
attendance; presence; appearance
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
society; public; community; social studies
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
workshop; studio; atelier
place where one works; construction site; working area
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful