shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
being good-for-nothing; useless person
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
correction; revision; amendment
customer traffic; customers; custom
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to underrate; to make light of
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together