setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to detain; to check; to restrain
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
curse; spell; malediction
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
association; union; guild
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
covert action; covert operations
financial muscle; economic clout
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to take up space; to occupy space
eating between meals; snacking