technical skill; ability; capacity
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
expressing one's mind; speaking out
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
inheritance from a parent
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
just above; right overhead
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
figure eight; figure of eight
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
depression; low spirits; dejection
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
if it is the case that ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
scrap lumber; piece of wood
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
site; point on a map; spot
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
if so; in that case; in that situation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
society; the world; the times
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
double; twice (as much); twofold