to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
female household; household consisting wholly of women
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
else; in addition; besides
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
talking while standing; standing around talking
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
is that so?; I see; right; oh
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion