not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
leaving everything to someone else
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to whine; to make feeble complaints
indescribable; having no way to express
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
master; teacher; stable master
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
living room (Western style); sitting room
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
at the top of one's voice
(electric) torch; flashlight
pressure; oppression; suppression
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
interference; meddling; butting in
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
decorum; propriety; politeness
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations