labor; labour; manpower; working force
function; facility; faculty; feature
maintenance; preservation; improvement
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
hateful; detestable; loathsome
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to throw into; to toss into
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
sudden change; complete change
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
coloured glass; colored glass
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to throw into; to dump in together
to apologize; to apologise
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to breathe out; to exhale
hunting ground; hunting preserve
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
street at night; making a night journey
guidance; leadership; leading the way
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)