fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to pause; to have a short intermission
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
all (there is); as long as there is
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
in name only; titular; nominal
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
messenger; envoy; emissary
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
slave traffic; slave dealer
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to run down (stairs, etc.)
clinic; medical office; infirmary
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
condition; state (of health); appearance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
property; fortune; assets
facing; opposite; across the street; other side