accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
duty; function; office; mission; task
exaltation; emotional uplift
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
and yet; despite (all) that
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
that's a different matter; that's a different story
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense