that's the way it is; such is life
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
schoolgirl; female student
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to face on; to look out on to
installment; instalment; premium; bill
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to hide; to conceal oneself
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight