leaving work (office, school) early
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
together; at the same time; same; identical
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
in the morning; during the morning
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
without permission; without notice
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
setting a bad example to others
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
paid vacation; paid holiday
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to pick up; to find; to gather
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible