half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to slap; to strike; to spank
front entrance; front door
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
preliminary arrangements; spade work
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
estimate (of costs); budget
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
several people; a few people
weight; heavyweight boxer
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
student (esp. a university student)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
physical work; manual labour (labor)
group; party; team; squad; section
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)