unnatural; affected; studied; forced
peace terms; conditions of peace
to become settled; to be fixed
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
retention; maintenance; preservation
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
there is nothing; having nothing
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
convenient; handy; useful
consumption; expenditure; spending
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
(temporary) closure of school
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to increase; to add to; to augment
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability