after a long time; for the first time in a while
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
impossible to do (although wants to)
working in the fields; working on a farm
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
nice; likeable; desirable
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
that day; the very same day
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
fine weather; fair weather
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
sunlight; rays of the Sun
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court