heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
how many years; how long; what year
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Pegasus (star); Pegasus (winged horse in Greek mythology)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
meaning; significance; sense
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
all; entire; whole; altogether
in that manner; like that
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
what with this and that; for a number of reasons