back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to make an appeal; to urge
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
respiratory tract; air duct
to get narrower; to contract
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
past forty; following right course
several years; a few years
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
since one was born; (in) all one's life
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
rebellious phase; rebellious age
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness