plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
around the clock; day and night
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
I see; that's right; indeed
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
good-for-nothing; worthless
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
indeed; really; truly; very much
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
in the end; on top of that
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam