to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
casting; cast-metal object
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
everyday life; daily life
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
fourth day of the month; four days
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
polite; respectful; reverent
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
sympathy; empathy; response
eccentric; crank; oddball
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
one man's fault is another's lesson
having said that; be that as it may
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
the same rank; equality; apposition
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important