burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
maintenance; preservation; improvement
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
being on duty; person on duty
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to get strong; to gain strength
charging (electrically); electrification
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to understand; to make out
back of the head; occiput
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
... is the reason; ... is my excuse