slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
name; given name; first name
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata); sulcata tortoise
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
long-term hospitalization
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to feel; to sense; to experience
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
facing south; southern exposure
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
moisture; humidity; dampness
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry