to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
private citizen; civilian
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
pregnancy; conception; gestation
before and after childbirth
fixed interval; fixed period
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
not caring; not giving a damn
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me