task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
in terms of; from the point of view of
intelligence; intellect; brains
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
each; (arch.) you (plural)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
difficult to ...; hard to ...
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
illusion; fallacy; delusion
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to pound together; to mix together
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
sturgeon (esp. the green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris)
centre of attention; center of attention
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself