possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
apologies for the crude food
to melt (metal); to fuse; to smelt
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
appearance; air; condition; state; form
shyness; bashfulness; shame
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
amount of light; quantity of light
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to harden earth into a mass
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape