calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be too numerous; to be too much
convenient; handy; useful
to mix; to blend; to combine
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to some extent; to a certain extent
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
decrease; reduction; decline
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to talk to oneself; to mutter
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)