chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to employ; to hire; to charter
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
very; greatly; exceedingly
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
materials; data; document
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
every year; yearly; annually
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
established practice; custom
relation; connection; relevance
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
consequence; outcome; result; blame
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
(period of) a year; during an era
exemption; exoneration; discharge
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart