job; work; duties; trade; skill
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
ratio; proportion; percentage
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one's own work; making by oneself
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
individualism; egoism; selfishness
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to throw into; to toss into
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated