to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
broker; employment agency
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to begin; to set about; to start
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tenth day of the month; ten days
work; business; company; study
making a living; means of living; livelihood
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)