work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
world situation; world affairs
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen