cotton gloves; working gloves
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
safety boots; safety shoes; steel-toe boots
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
man; male; masculine gender
like this; this sort; this way
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
experimental; provisional
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
function; facility; faculty; feature
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to feel oneself indebted to
shipping charges; transportation expenses
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
port city; harbour city; harbor city
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ordinary train; slow train
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing