discretion; consideration; allowance
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
high spirits; gleeful mood
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
somehow or other; for some reason or another
most part; greater part; majority
chit; sales slip; voucher
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
evening; night; nighttime
calamity; disaster; misfortune
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
surely; certainly; without doubt
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
reaction; response; reaction
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
keeping things tidy and in order