engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to be free; to be available
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
innumerable; countless; numberless
to bury; to embed; to implant
short pause; short interval
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
piling up; multiple layers
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
split; division; break up
this and that; one thing or another
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
petty underling; small fry
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
participant in a group tour; group tourist
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
to run about trying to escape
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued