quality (of a product or a service)
white makeup powder; (face) powder
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
selling out; being sold out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
each house; every house; many houses
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
proving ground; test site
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
automatic; intransitive verb
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
one-by-one; separately; in detail
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
willpower; energy; vitality
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance