office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
relation; connection; relevance
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
something; some kind of; for some reason
splish-splash; with a splash
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
redoing; doing over again
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible