manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
while; during (the time when)
document; official papers
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to overflow from something full
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
forcibly; against one's will
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to head home; to leave for home
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise