employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
few decades; many decades; several decades
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
at that time; in those days
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
originally; by nature; from the start
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
duty; obligation; responsibility
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
outer space; void of space
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
maintenance; preservation; improvement
otherwise; or else; if not
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to go with the flow; to go with the times
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly