to give directions; to issue instructions
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
comic book; manga magazine
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
regular time; stated period
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
putting out the light; switching off the light
although; but; even though; I wish that
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect