useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
price; cost; value; worth; value
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
large amount of money; great cost
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
finish; finishing; finishing touches
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be too numerous; to be too much
license; licence; permission; driver's license
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
simply; merely; only; solely