quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
living person; the living
in the end; at the end of the day
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
extract; excerpt; selection
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
to pay the bill; to settle an account
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP