(husband and wife) both working; dual income
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
very much; very many; more and more
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
although I say; although one might say; although called
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as a child; when one was a child
very young; little; childish; immature
I see; that's right; indeed
difference; variation; difference
to care for someone; to look after someone
independence; self-reliance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)