hard (life); tough (world)
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
degree of familiarity; popularity
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
control board; control panel; console
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
calamity; misfortune; disaster
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
somehow; for some reason or other
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
economics department; economics school
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up