to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
capital; funds; seed money; asset
older sister; elder sister
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
colour; color; hue; tints
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
long ago; a long time ago; already
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to subsist; to keep on living
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to rush over; to run up to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)