manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
connection; link; relationship
account book; register; ledger
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to join forces; to cooperate
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
time; hour; period; class
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
please; somehow or other; one way or another
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)