with a friendly grin; smilingly
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
intuition; instinct; hunch
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
good news; happy news; glad tidings
sad news; news of a death; death notice
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
debut; initial stage appearance
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to be able to manage somehow or other
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
nth district of a town; nth city block
nursing; (protective) care
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
business; trade; operations; sales
this sort of; this type of
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on