work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to become keen on; to get passionate about
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to concern; to be related
to shake one's head (in denial)
wicked thought; wicked mind
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
body; body blow (in boxing)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh