time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
raw materials; ingredients
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
2nd day of the month; two days
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to run around; to bustle about
to search for; to seek for; to look for
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
title deed; certificate of title
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence