dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to use X as a selling point
store; reserve; stock; savings
income; receipts; revenue
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
the last moment; the very end
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
insight; power of observation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)