cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
such ... as; or some such
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
temporary; provisional; interim
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
originally; by nature; from the start
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be worn out (from domestic life)
househusband; stay-at-home dad
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be away from home; to be out of the house
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
than; from; out of; except; but; more
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly