care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
if it is (the case that ...)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
finding employment; getting a job
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
without cause; without reason
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
preface; introduction; preamble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment