poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
indeed; really; truly; very much
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
that kind; competition; match
returning (to the authorities); restoring
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
supreme command; direction over all
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to have an eye on; to zero in on
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
throughput; processing power
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
usually; under usual circumstances
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)