to join together; to combine; to join up
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
series of battles; successive battles
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
physical work; manual labour (labor)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
the very best; excellent; superb
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
employment (long term); hire
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to blame; to find fault with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
minimum; at the very least
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
power; authority; jurisdiction
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger