fortress; stronghold; citadel
master thief; notorious robber
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
recovery; rescue; recapture
help; assistance; service
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
above-ground floor; ground floor
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
many people; a large number of people
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
no sleep or rest; working day and night
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
functional unit (e.g. in analog computing)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
finding employment; getting a job
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
receptionist; reception woman
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness