daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
long ago; previous; of a former age
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
severe criticism; damnation
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
special radio or television programme; television special
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
because of; owing to; due to
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to some extent; to a certain extent
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
charred; burnt black; scorched black
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break