sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
cotton gloves; working gloves
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
several times (as large, over)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to raise one's voice; to shout
chorus; singing in a chorus
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
covered with; stained; smeared
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?