whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to pass (of time); to elapse
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
duty; obligation; responsibility
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
chair; stool; post; office; position
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
body; physical system; (the) person
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance