at work; in the midst of work; working
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
the Pied Piper of Hamelin
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to taste; to try (food or drink)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
place where one works; construction site; working area
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
long ago; already; a long time ago
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker