handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
special; particular; peculiar; unique
mineral deposit; ore deposit
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
all; entire; whole; altogether
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
devoted; self-sacrificing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
place; situation; position; location
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to refer to; to use as reference
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
convenient; handy; useful
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
for example; for instance; e.g.
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares