retort; back talk; backchat
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
particularly; only; in the case of
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
factory manager; works manager
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
advance payment; money paid in advance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
covered in mud; mud-caked
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
continuation; succession; series
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do