to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
longed-for; anxiously awaited
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
business; trade; operations; sales
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
production output; number of goods manufactured
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
considerably; greatly; a lot
samue; monk's working clothes
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
hard worker; hardworking person
natural virtue; personal virtue
hey there; I say; see here
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
one by one; one after another; successively
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
trend; tendency; momentum
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
at first; in the beginning; originally
long time; long interval; for quite some time
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
news; word; tidings; omen
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured