natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
dirty work; unpleasant task
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
imagination; supposition; guess
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
playing the victim; playing the victim card
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
second (unit of time); arc second
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to jar; to creak; to grate
wall clock; grandfather clock
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
duty; obligation; responsibility
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
welcome; (warm) reception
consumption; expenditure; spending
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence