one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
older sister; elder sister
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; season; period; phase; stage
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
is something that; is that which
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
sense of values; values; value system
complete change; about-face
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma