cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
enumeration; citation; listing
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create