double suicide; lovers' suicide
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
still better; even better
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
feelings; thoughts; meaning
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite