to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
of great promise; with a promising future
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to face on; to look out on to
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
supply; supplying; replenishment
management; administration; operation
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
many; much; plenty; hardly
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to live; to make a living; to get on with
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
contrary to one's expectations
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to look at; to gaze; to stare at