to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
greeting; a fine thing to say
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
every person; each one; everybody
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
rather than; more ... than ...
toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal); drinking to someone's health (or memory)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
older brother and younger sister
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
all you want; as much as one wants
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to push (something) against