period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
government office; public office
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mountain road; mountain trail
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
censorship; inspection; examination
stolen goods; loot; spoils
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
classified document; confidential document
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to not believe one's ears
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
maid; helper; help; assistance
job; work; duties; trade; skill
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to grumble; to make difficulties
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
capable of anything; liable to do
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name