diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
presence (impressive quality)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to smirk; to grin broadly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)