life insurance; livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to fall ill; to be taken ill
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
steady; sound; reliable; solid
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
for your information; I'm telling you
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
prohibition; inhibition; ban
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
clearing one's throat; cough
history of; experience of
for example; for instance; e.g.
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
sexy; popular; well-liked
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly