to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be surprised; to be astonished
company president; manager; director
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
curse; spell; malediction
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
father; dad; husband; you; he
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon