substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
labor; labour; manpower; working force
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
and yet; though; when; in spite of
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sympathy; compassion; pity
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at that time; in those days
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to feel; to sense; to experience
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air