tedious; boring; being fed up with
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
application; request; petition
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
orders; instructions; directive; command
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to face; to go towards; to head towards
second; number two; runner-up
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious