to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to complete decisively; to do to completion
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to be needed; to be wanted
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
disregard for human rights
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement