knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
difficult to eat; unpalatable
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
tingling; stinging; pungently
to lie down; to throw oneself down
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to be lacking in options; to be too few
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
evening meal; dinner; supper
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
almost every day; almost daily
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to happen to hear; to overhear
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for