in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
storehouse; warehouse; godown
observation; survey; watching
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
systematic; organized; organizational
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
every year; yearly; annually
rural district; farming area
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
rule; reign; peaceful times
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
well-cooked; well-done; browned
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
questions and answers; dialogue
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to find out; to discover; to locate
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
ill-bred; poorly brought up
finish; finishing; finishing touches