more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
official business; public business
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
management; administration; operation
sincere; earnest; serious
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hostility; animosity; enmity
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to use up all one's strength
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
it hasn't been long since
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
friction; discord; strife
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
willpower; energy; vitality
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
scene; spectacle; sight; view
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
study; research; investigation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
flowers and trees; flowering trees
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar