to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
participation; joining; entry; adherence
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
honour; honor; glory; privilege
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
ability; capability; skill
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
almost; roughly; approximately
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
control; check; restraint; inhibition
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
one day; (on) a certain day