black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to sell off; to sell completely
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
wages; pay; rental payment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
now that; since; so long as; because
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to continue to work; to work away (at)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
labor union; labour union; trade union
strike (i.e. industrial action)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to head home; to leave for home
living; lifestyle; living room
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back