public works; public-works projects; public utilities
labor; labour; manpower; working force
exploitation; overuse; abuse
for example; for instance; e.g.
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
tool; implement; means; furniture
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to complain; to make a complaint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
treatment (of a person); dealing with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
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
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue