saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
for work; for manufacturing
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
both hands; both arms; ten
eye strain; eyestrain; asthenopia
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
accumulation; accumulate; store
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
bedridden; confined to bed
freely; frankly; without reserve
medical treatment; medical care
hedge; fence; border; limit
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
type of occupation; occupational category
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
future; possible; potential; prospective
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to cost little; to come cheap
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility