sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to state; to express; to mention
interview (e.g. for a job)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
job hunting; job searching
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
participation; joining; entry; adherence
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
general; popular; common; typical
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
public lavatory; public restroom
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be intimate with; to befriend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly