work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
together; at the same time; same; identical
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indeed; really; truly; very much
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to mow; to reap; to harvest
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous