to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
funny story; funny anecdote
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
ditch with running water; drainage channel
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
strong-willed; strong of heart
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
feeling keenly; fully realizing
job application form; employee satisfaction
unqualified; without qualifications
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
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
along the road; along the way
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively