use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
question; inquiry; enquiry
rest; break; recess; intermission
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
but; however; provided that
busy; having no (free) time
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
story; tale; talk; discussion
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to boil strongly; to be excited
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
young person; youth; young
pure; true; genuine; unmixed