shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
the same as always; day after day
book; volume; this; present; main; head
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
outside of one's area of expertise
practical guide; manual; how-to book
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
narrative-like structure; narrative style
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
counter for books; volume
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
property; fortune; assets
receptionist; reception woman
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
several times; a few times
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
indeed; really; truly; very much
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck