wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
state of mind; mentality; psychology
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
example; specimen; sample
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
close; intimate; on good terms
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
application; request; petition
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
everyday life; daily life
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
proposal; proposition; suggestion
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables