ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sick person; patient; invalid
counter for (small) boats
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
malicious; deliberately mean
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to give a broad grin; to smirk
by myself; in person; by oneself
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
occasional; infrequent; rare
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
place; situation; position; location
prudence; discretion; thought
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
pessimism; disappointment
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall