work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to put someone to work; to make someone work
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
red cloth; red background
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
several times; several degrees
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
thickly; stickily; viscously
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
major cleanup; spring cleaning
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
clanging; empty; deserted
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain