dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
digitization; digitalization
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
100,000; hundred thousand
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
severe; strict; tough; hard
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
company; corporation; workplace
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
conference room; council room
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)