finding employment; getting a job
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
enterprise; business; company; corporation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
mass communication; mass media
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
living by oneself; living alone