tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
nonchalant air; unruffled air
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to shout (in anger); to yell
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be at a loss for words
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
this or that person; anybody; many people
hostility; animosity; enmity
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
quality (of a product or a service)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
(social) position; status
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat