labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
welcome; (warm) reception
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
old friend; old acquaintance
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
head; leader; prime minister
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
arrest; apprehension; capture
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
older sister; elder sister
master; teacher; stable master
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
flood of emotions; many thoughts
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
full of troubles, difficulties
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee