characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
unqualified; without qualifications
job application form; employee satisfaction
feeling keenly; fully realizing
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
strong-willed; strong of heart
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
funny story; funny anecdote
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be a matter of life or death
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely