being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
strict order; peremptory command
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; (lit.) intracranial flower garden
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to shout (in anger); to yell
to run down (stairs, etc.)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)