morning; forenoon; just before noon
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
(not) a single person; (no) one
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
way of speaking; intimation
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to put one's strength into
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
here and there; in places
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
reinforcement; strengthening
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
breathing of a sleeping person
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
never mind!; don't worry about it
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
material; substance; matter
interference; intervention; meddling
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)