small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
then; well; so; well then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
company president; manager; director
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need