obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
not caring; not giving a damn
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
relation; connection; relevance
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
cannot be compared with; no match for
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
second day of the month; two days
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
submission date; filing date; due date (e.g. for homework)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
diversion; putting something to another use
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
work; business; company; study
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call