passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
(not so) much; (not) very
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
such ... as; or some such
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
system; institution; organization; organisation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in that way; thus; so; so?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
one grade; first-class; primary