handyman; utility man; odd-job man
measurement error; calculation error
that is to say; so that means
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to cross the line; to go too far
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
naturally; of course; understandably
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace