air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
several years; a few years
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to begin talking; to open up
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
based on; on the basis of
company president; manager; director
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
individual; private person; personal; private
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine weather; splendid weather
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
even if not; even without
to order; to command; to appoint
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)