wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
rather; better; instead; if anything
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hard worker; hardworking person
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be profitable; to yield a profit
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
if it is the case that ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
number-withheld phone calls
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo