adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
white horse; unrefined sake
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
regular time; stated period
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be entwined; to be involved
racewalking; race walking; walking race
snail's pace; slow progress
way one walks; one's walk
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)