labor; labour; manpower; working force
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
several minutes; a few minutes
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to watch over; to watch attentively
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
in spite of; regardless of
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to dry up completely; to become stale
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
death; the late; the deceased
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to