on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
although; but; even though; I wish that
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
you could say; you might say; verging on the
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
connection; link; relationship
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to refuse; to decline; to deny
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating