boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
hello; good day; good afternoon
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
precondition; prerequisite
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
administration; government; administrator; governor
prime minister; premier; chancellor
powerful person; influential person
person being waited for; person who waits
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
refusal; rejection; denial; veto