daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to entertain; to make welcome
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
as; because; with; due to
highly unpredictable; touch and go
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to examine someone's expression
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
demon of ill health; disease
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
remarkable; striking; obvious
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
degree of relative priority