to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
meritorious deed; services
existence; being; life; survival
the way one works; one's working manner
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to complain; to make a complaint
oral instruction or teaching or method
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
have to do; must; should; ought to
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to correct oneself; to restate
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to some extent; to a certain extent
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this