to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
at a moment's notice; readily
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to half-rise to one's feet
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to do for (the sake of someone else)
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit