duty station; place of business; work location
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
nasal respiration; breathing through one's nose
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to be exhausted; to be worn out
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
teatime; tea break; coffee break
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
critical condition; being on the verge of death
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle