to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
progress; being under way
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
all present; all concerned; all of us
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
father; dad; husband; you; he
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
at work; in the midst of work; working
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of