recreation; diversion; relaxation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to go past; to pass; to pass by
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to stop walking; to pause
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
stealthily; secretly; in secret
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
soccer club (at a school); football club
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
overall; general; as a whole
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to need; to call for; to require
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy