very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
preference; priority; precedence
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to some extent; to a certain extent
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
rolling pin; slapstick (comedy)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
closing time; lockup; curfew
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
student accommodation; student dormitory
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why