smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
possible; likely; probable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
by myself; in person; by oneself
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
materials; data; document
understood; I see; OK; present; here
by today; before the day is over
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
losing weight; slimming; lean person
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to subsist; to keep on living
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
very popular; highly favoured
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name