to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
proposed solution; idea for a solution
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
cancellation; abandonment
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
with a start; with a jump
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to summon courage; to be brave
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
business trip; official trip
(turned out) all right in the end
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
sincerity; true heart; devotion
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass