a push; another effort; one more effort
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
indirectly; obliquely; implicitly; by implication; in a roundabout way; casually
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
grudge; complaint; reproach
(economic) depression; recession; slump
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
everything working out as desired
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
keeping things tidy and in order
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
without trouble; easily; readily
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to continue to work; to work away (at)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
question sheet; question paper
to copy (down); to transcribe
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul