to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to dye; to colour; to color
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
hair dye (for graying hair)
police; police officer; police station
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
in this way; thus; such; uh...
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to feel; to sense; to experience
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling