life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
declaration; proclamation; announcement
noisy; confused; uproarious
the same as always; day after day
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
ten; 10; ten years of age
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
parts; accessories; components
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
engineer; technical officer
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
to bury; to embed; to implant
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
by all means; at all costs
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer