cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
fat; tallow; lard; grease
farthest; furthest; most remote
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
to face on; to look out on to
port city; harbour city; harbor city
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
not a little; not a few; considerable
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
innermost depths of one's heart
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to become red; to redden; to blush
audience; spectator; spectators
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape