holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
surely; certainly; without doubt
undressing; taking off one's clothes
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be worried; to be troubled
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
honour; honor; glory; privilege
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
variety show (e.g. on TV)