to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
such; this sort of; like this
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to shake one's head (in denial)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to look after (often medically); to take care of
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to have a talk; to tell a story
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
single word; a few words; brief comment
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to be injured; to sustain a wound
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to have the privilege of doing
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who