close down

(a)  

go up

(a)  

turn down

(a)  

tell

(a)  

speak

(a)  

say

(a)  

talk to

talk about

(a)  

concentrate on = focus on

(a)  

a bit under the weather

(a)  

in the company of

(a)  

ambition

(a)  

patience

(a)  

neatly

(a)  

take a heavy toll on

(a)  

basement

(a)  

institution

(a)  

tetiary=university=higher education

(a)  

informed

(a)  

informative

(a)