alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
society; public; community; social studies
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to pass (of time); to elapse
continuation; succession; series
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
only; merely; but; no more than
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
postwar period; period after Second World War
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
how long; how much; to what extent
serious crime; grave crime
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
yearned for; longed for; missed
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
this and that; one thing or another
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing