(husband and wife) both working; dual income
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to happen to meet; to come across
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
great person; eminent figure
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
trivia; snippet of knowledge
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
meaning; significance; sense
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
chair; stool; post; office; position
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish