older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
parting; separation; farewell
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to subsist; to keep on living
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to accept; to receive; to agree
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
anything and everything; just about everything
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
how long; how much; to what extent
to be needed; to be wanted
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing