occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
along the road; along the way
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
colour; color; hue; tints
lying face down; upside down; prone
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to read the situation; to sense the mood
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
every evening; night after night
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
in (the proper) order; in (the correct) sequence
about when; about what time; how soon
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to blow through; to blow across
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to raise one's voice; to shout
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition