brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
script; libretto; scenario
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
mushrooming; mushroom picking; mushroom gathering
emergency food; emergency rations
duty of disclosure; duty to inform; obligation to notify
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
first-rate; finest quality; the best
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
feeling; sense; impression
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
several sheets (flat objects)
to be photographed; to be projected
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
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)
infrared rays; infrared radiation