to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
as if nothing had happened
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
absolutely; positively; decidedly
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
control; management (e.g. of a business)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
in name only; titular; nominal
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be too numerous; to be too much
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
favorite; favourite; habitually used
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)