work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
frequency (of occurrence)
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to throw on the fire; to burn
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
highlight (e.g. of match)
notice; attention; observation
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
very likely; very probable
to set up shop; to open a store
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in the morning; during the morning
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
(doing something) in tears
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
that's true; of course; obviously