task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
flesh-color; flesh-colour
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
when it comes to; concerning
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
narrow; thin (sized); slender
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
job application form; employee satisfaction
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around