to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
maid; helper; help; assistance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
at least; at most; (even) just
living; lifestyle; living room
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
corridor; hallway; passageway
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
rather; better; instead; if anything
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
had better ...; had better not ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
material; materials; data; information; documents
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
every year; yearly; annually
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember