staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
racing form; racing (news)paper
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
military personnel; soldier
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
each place; various places
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to put someone to trouble
business; trade; operations; sales
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
bet; wager; stake; gamble
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)