cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
study; library; den; home office; reading room
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
materials; data; document
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
done; just done; just finished
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
in comparison to; rather than
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in that manner; like that
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)