hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to live; to make a living; to get on with
out of character; unlike one
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to check; to stop; to keep back
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to look away; to turn away
with a friendly grin; smilingly
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
hiding one's embarrassment
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to discuss; to talk together
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
radiant smile; contented smile
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
winter vacation; winter holidays
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
sense of smell; olfaction
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse