not bad; not half bad; pretty good
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
character style; character form
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
pleasant feeling; good vibes
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister; elder sister
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
certainly; surely; definitely
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
variation in color (colour); having a different color
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
fee; charge; rate; material
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment