my husband; one's family; family member
to serve; to work for; to attend
household economy; family finances
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
society; the world; the times
that is to say; so that means
somehow; for some reason or other
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
at a moment's notice; readily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to need; to call for; to require
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
that's the way it is; such is life
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.