man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
danger; peril; hazard; risk
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to become settled; to be fixed
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
sickroom; hospital room; ward
real thing; original; actual
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
none of your business; not your concern
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
another kind; different kind; distinct species
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind