very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
favourite book; favorite book
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to apologize; to apologise
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
town; city; municipal; urban
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
company; corporation; workplace
to entrust; to leave to a person
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
please (give me); please (do for me)