very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
favourite book; favorite book
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
brave; courageous; vigorous; enthusiastic; mighty; firm
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
town; city; municipal; urban
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome