where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
influence (on someone); inspiration
intimidation; threat; bluster
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
chief; main; principal; important
manners; behavior; behaviour
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
maid; helper; help; assistance
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
unexpectedly; surprisingly
person concerned; interested party; related party
to call a person's attention (to)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to pull out a fish; to lure
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
grade; class; degree; magnitude
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)