economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
but; however; provided that
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
climbing to the summit; summiting
physical condition; state of health
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
consultation hours; surgery hours
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
older sister; lass; young lady
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
good bye; I'm off; see you later
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
close; intimate; on good terms
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly