repair work; renovation work; restoration work
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
commandant; commanding officer; general
calling by name; designation; nomination
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
very likely; very probable
to care for someone; to look after someone
abstention; nonparticipation
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(another's) daughter; young lady
have a good day; take care; see you
will; testament; last request
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
as a child; when one was a child
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)