running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
fresh verdure; new green leaves
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
the last moment; the very end
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
area; region; district; locality
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
duty; obligation; responsibility
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to blame; to find fault with
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
view; opinion; finding; findings