slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
study; learning; tutorial
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
environment; circumstance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
be (that) as it may; having said that
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
general; popular; common; typical
considerably; greatly; a lot
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to look forward to something
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
authenticity; credibility
tone (of voice); manner of talking
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
whether or not; presence or absence
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll