shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to complain; to grumble; to gripe
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
going around; patrol; round; tour
reception room; parlor; parlour
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
small piece; fragment; bit
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
command; lead; generalship; leadership
comparatively; relatively
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
hooting; jeering; heckling
carrying voice; well-projected voice
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to rush back; to run back
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants