small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
recovery; rescue; recapture
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
one's post; place of work; workplace
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
wrong; different; not like that
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
income; receipts; revenue
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
being very busy; busyness
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be needed; to be wanted
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to laugh away; to laugh off
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
indicate reason; infers some protest
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak