staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
since one was born; (in) all one's life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be flexible; to be accommodating
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
government office; public office
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
surveillance system; monitoring system
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
some people; a few people; several people
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
unheard-of; unprecedented
law observance; obeying the law
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
one's (living) environment
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
stealthily; secretly; in secret
in the hospital; hospitalized
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
doing whatever one pleases
desperately; for one's dear life
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
self-deception; self-deceit