job; work; duties; trade; skill
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
self denial; self control
endurance; perseverance; patience
late at night; at a late hour
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
official document; archives
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
to do together; to share; to participate in
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
countenance; features; looks
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
large quantity; large amount
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to prove; to substantiate
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
literally; to the letter; literal
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to rank with; to rank among
to tower above; to stand out
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
trees and stones; unfeeling person
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless