to be needed; to be wanted
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
originally; by nature; from the start
mechanism; organization; organisation
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to indicate; to show; to point to
to exert oneself; to make efforts
long (time that has passed); old (story)
ruler and ruled; master and servant
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
exploitation; overuse; abuse
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)