very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
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part-time employer; place where one works part-time
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
thorough; exhaustive; complete
as you can imagine; as imagined
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
major cleanup; spring cleaning
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt