salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
a little bit; a little while
rent arrears; falling behind on rent payment
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
society; the world; the times
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
private tutor; coach; governess
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
hard (life); tough (world)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
children's house; child welfare residential facility
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy