principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
physical work; manual labour (labor)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
long military service; having experienced many battles
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
determination; resolution
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
curious; strange; unusual
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
most of all; extremely; supremely
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle