sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
otherwise; or else; if not
to start working; to take action
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
of great promise; with a promising future
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
analepticum; restorative medicine
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
irritating; aggravating; upsetting