periodic; regular; routine
number of persons; personnel
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
government service; the bureaucracy
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
had better ...; had better not ...
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
cramming (e.g. for an exam)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to sit for an examination
to follow another's example
that's the way it is; such is life
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
document; official papers
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rather; better; instead; if anything
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force