to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
one grade; first-class; primary
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
pointing out; identification
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to cease; to stop; to be over
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
trivial; not amounting to much
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
materials; data; document
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray