special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
everyday life; daily life
everything one does; whatever one does
fixed; obvious; commonplace
one-by-one; separately; in detail
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
destination; place one stays during a trip
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
I told you so; you see that?
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
about this time; about now
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate