stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
moisture; humidity; dampness
somehow; for some reason or other
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
space; interval; space character; whitespace
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
pieces; scraps; disconnected
lender; creditor; landlord
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
sick person; patient; invalid
negotiations; discussions; connection
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
sofa; couch; lounge chair
rationality; reasonableness
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
in search of; in order to look for
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly