| manpower | n tenaga manusia: those ancient wooden statues were built entirely by ~, patung kayu purba itu dibina semata-mata dgn tenaga manusia; there is a shortage of ~ at the port, terdapat kekurangan tenaga manusia di pelabuhan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drain | ~ st of, a. (wealth, resources, manpower, etc), (act.) menyusutkan sst; (pass.) sst menjadi susut: a country ~ed of its wealth by years of civil war, negeri yg kekayaannya menjadi susut akibat peperangan saudara yg berlarutan bertahun-tahun; b. (particular group of people), (act.) menyebabkan sst kehilangan; (pass.) sst kehilangan: the country has been ~ed of its best brains, negara itu telah kehilangan cerdik pandainya; be ~ed of / blood, colour/, (of face) menjadi pucat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wastage | n pembaziran: ways and means of preventing ~ of manpower, cara-cara utk mencegah pembaziran tenaga manusia; a great ~ of materials, pembaziran bahan-bahan yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |