sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
it is not (like that) either
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to spit out; to eject; to dump
public and private; official and personal; government and people
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be in complete attendance
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
is something that; is that which
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry