to maintain a happy home while others are away
поддерживать счастье дома, пока другие отсутствуют (podderzhivat' schast'ye doma, poka drugiye otsutstvuyut)
"While her husband was abroad, she kept the home fires burning."
"Пока её муж был за границей, она сохраняла огонь в доме." (Poka yeye muzh byl za granitsey, ona **sokhranyala ogon' v dome**.)
to be in control of your own activities or business
being considered for elimination or discontinuation
to be in charge of something or to be responsible for it
living a life that one always desired
to deal with a problem only when it arises
not very intelligent; not a genius
