to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
corridor; hallway; passageway
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
work; business; company; study
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
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
long-term hospitalization
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ability to make plans; planning ability
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
strength; power; proficiency; ability
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to think (something) strange
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to collect; to assemble; to gather