bed and food; eating and sleeping
clear writing; specification
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
respect and affection; love and respect
like this; this sort; this way
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to be able to manage somehow or another
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sleepwalker; somnambulist
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
early to bed early to rise
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
doing as one is told; yes-man
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer