holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
time; hour; period; class
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
at work; in the midst of work; working
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
ordinary citizen; the general public
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
again; once more; a second time
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
even though; despite; when
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes