piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
course registration (university, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
application; request; petition
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
it's been a long time; long time no see
counter for books; volume
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
on the occasion of; at the time of
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus