to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
together with; same; both; all; including ...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
dealing with; coping with
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
by today; before the day is over
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
use; utilization; utilisation; application
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
receptionist; reception woman
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
consequence; outcome; result; blame
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut