position; job; employment; opening
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
one's way back; one's way home
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
laundry; laundromat; launderette
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
covered in mud; mud-caked
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
volume of water kept in store
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to creep about; to crawl around
just because; even if; even though
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
off period; off season; slack season
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
here and there; in places
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
banknote; bill; note; paper money
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to succeed; to bear fruit
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can