welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
proposal; offer; request; application
to temper thoroughly; to train well
likability; favorability; popularity
something like ...; something called ...
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
programme; program; plans; arrangements
one's way back; one's way home
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service