to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
useful thing; usable article
back street; back alley; off-street
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
last days; the end; one's fate
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to decide; to determine; to judge
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes