one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
employer's house; master's house
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
freely; frankly; without reserve
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
generation; lifetime; age
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
severe; strict; tough; hard
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
without; but if; otherwise; or else
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
internal conditions; true state of affairs
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fake; something false; sham; deception