strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
invisibly; secretly; privately
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
successor; replacement; second wife
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
most of all; extremely; supremely
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
next term; next period; next version; next release
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
secret; private; surreptitious
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside