sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to sniff out; to get wind of
mining; digging; working (a mine)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to run a shop; to have a shop
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
splish-splash; with a splash
mobilization; mobilisation
it hasn't been long since
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
day after day; day by day
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
peaceful; quiet; uneventful