offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to rain incessantly; to downpour
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
period of time; time slot; time zone
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
stagnation; hindrance; delay
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
business hours; opening hours; office hours
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
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
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to keep a watchful eye on
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
manners; courtesy; etiquette
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be flexible; to be accommodating
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism