shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to be erected; to be built
course; route; path; process; means
right in the center (centre)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to say no more; to sink into silence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
for your information; I'm telling you
for example; for instance; e.g.
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to lose one's way; to get lost
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to the last; persistency; thoroughness