loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
training (esp. in-service); induction course
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
what time; (lit.) which hour
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
how many people; a number of people