(husband and wife) both working; dual income
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
had better ...; had better not ...
to be able to manage somehow or other
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
such; like that; that sort of
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to some extent; to a certain extent
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
discovery; detection; finding
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...