at work; in the midst of work; working
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
breaking off; snapping off
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
being on the ropes; losing ground
just a handful; only a small number (of)
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
hope; white hope; person of promise
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
manly; masculine; like a man