manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
button (clothing); push-button
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
clearly; distinctly; vividly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be helpful; to be useful
settlement; solution; resolution
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to become calm; to die down
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
early blooming; early flowering
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive