trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to comfort; to console; to amuse
duty; obligation; responsibility
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
all; entire; whole; altogether
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
now that you say that; now that you mention it
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
if so; in that case; in that situation
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
please (give me); please (do for me)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition