leaving school during a term
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
estimate (of costs); budget
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sudden death; unexpected death
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be ill; to suffer from
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
rented house; house for rent
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
else; in addition; besides
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable