root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to sniff out; to get wind of
the place for; the time for; the level of
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
making efficient; optimization
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to distribute; to hand out
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
keep up your strength; chin up!
to comfort; to console; to amuse
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
with a fixed time; with a deadline
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
being very busy; busyness
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
watering hole; watering place
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to push aside; to push one's way through
greater than ...; bigger ...
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother