living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be needed; to be wanted
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
muttering voice; murmuring voice
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
scene; spectacle; sight; view
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
free (of charge); gratuitous
labor; labour; manpower; working force
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
second day of the month; two days