measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
womanly; ladylike; feminine
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
piece; fragment; one (object)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to put someone to work; to make someone work
househusband; stay-at-home dad
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
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
day after day; day by day
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to start; to begin; to commence
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
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
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party