going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
southern part; the south (of a region)
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
in case of; at that time; at this time
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
one by one; one each; one at a time
one after another; in rapid succession
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer
trio; gang of three; threesome
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
menu of food items; food menu
exploitation; overuse; abuse
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...