labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
imposing stance; daunting pose
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
killing time; staving off boredom
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
rice cultivation; rice crop
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pluck; to pick; to tear
delicious; tasty; good; nice
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired