period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
consequence; outcome; result; blame
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
this and that; one thing or another
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
if you do this; if this is the case
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
difference; variation; difference
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced