subordinate work; assistant; servant
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to make an appearance; to show up
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
such; like that; that sort of; very
long military service; having experienced many battles
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood