epidemic; plague; pestilence
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
plural; multiple; plural (number)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
just because; even if; even though
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work