labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to check; to stop; to keep back
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to sink (into); to get depressed
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to compete with; to vie for
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
exactly as stated; verbatim
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
physical condition; state of health
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going