care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
if it is the case that ...
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
finding employment; getting a job
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
without cause; without reason
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
preface; introduction; preamble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest