to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
society; the world; the times
to subsist; to keep on living
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
please be careful; please take care
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to take on a role; to take part
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be found; to be discovered
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
future (usually near); prospects
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
document; official papers