to be short of; to be deficient in something that is desired or required

to have no lack of; to be no shortage of; there are plenty of

lacking in physical strength; tired or feeble in body

dull; tedious; tasteless; lacking in interest or excitement

to be deficient in something; to be short of supplies or money

poor; indigent; lacking in material wealth or goods

tired; weary; lacking energy after excessive physical or mental exertion

to recover from tiredness; to freshen up or restore energy

(idiom) to be nothing to write home about; having no merits or redeeming qualities worth mentioning; have nothing good or unusual to report

a useless person or a weakling

tired and weak; weary

There is no lack of people of that kind; such people are not rare.

to lack qualified people to carry on a task, trade, or ambition; to have no one to take over an undertaking

(idiom) unable to save a situation; describes a state of affairs or a medical condition that has become so serious that nothing can be done to remedy it

(literary) poverty-stricken; destitute; lacking in material wealth, funds, or supplies

riders and horses are weary; extremely tired or worn out from long travel or effort

nuclear fuel that has been used in a reactor and is no longer efficient for sustaining a nuclear reaction

tired out; fatigued; exhausted

extremely poor and in need; impoverished

(literary) tired; fatigued; weary

tired and exhausted; fatigued

To have no need to worry about shortages; to have plenty of resources, money, or supplies.

(literary) to consume; to use up; to waste

to be sold out or exhausted; to report that stocks are depleted

Literary phrase meaning one lacks a person at home to manage the household or cook; often refers to a man who is a widower or has not yet married.

(of a person) left unattended or not cared for

(literary) describes something that no one is interested in or inquiring about; to lack any interest from buyers or visitors

to lack an effective way to deal with a situation; to have no means or tactics available

incompetent person or a ne'er-do-well; often used as an insult

coal that has been used for fuel but not completely burned

spent fuel rods used in a nuclear reactor

(dialect) A useless or incompetent person; a ne'er-do-well. Often used as an insult. Also known as [[乏桶|乏桶|fa2 tong3]]

lacking in interest; dull or boring

human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS

tired and worn out; fatigued

(idiom) to be so busy that one cannot attend to other matters at the same time; to be up to one's ears in work

monotonous and dull; tedious activity; drudgery

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a disease caused by the HIV virus that destroys the immune system, commonly transmitted through blood, sexual contact, or from mother to child

to lack the strength to carry on; running out of steam; failing to maintain momentum

an engineering term describing a material that has lost its ability to return to its original shape after being stressed for too long

(humble) to accept a position on a provisional basis in the absence of more qualified candidates

to rescue and give aid to those who are poor and destitute

Refers to the tendency for people to feel sleepy in the spring and weary in the autumn.

dull and dry; uninteresting; boring

to want to pull oneself together or make an effort but lack the necessary strength or energy to do so; often used to describe being unable to realize one's hopes due to a lack of power

To take a rest in order to relieve fatigue or recover from hard work.

Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard in the Book of Genesis

To be completely exhausted or lacking; to be entirely without something.

scurvy; a medical condition caused by a severe lack of vitamin C in the diet