(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
endurance; perseverance; patience
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
for a while; for some time; for a period
visual hallucination; vision
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
to jump up and down; to hop
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming