physical work; manual labour (labor)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
in the morning; during the morning
people; citizens; subjects; folk
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to thrust before; to thrust at
completely changed; totally transformed
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
social; societal; societary
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to complete decisively; to do to completion
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
compelling force; legal force
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality