actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
place where one works; construction site; working area
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to employ; to hire; to charter
as a child; when one was a child
although I say; although one might say; although called
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
sympathy; empathy; response