workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
self-determination; suicide
to detain; to check; to restrain
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to give a broad grin; to smirk
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
older brother and younger sister
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to increase; to add to; to augment
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to fight; to exchange blows
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
tool; implement; means; furniture
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of