plain; plateau; tableland
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to hide; to keep to oneself
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to behave well (of a child)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
without permission; without notice
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to look around; to take a view of
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
theatre; theater; playhouse
actor; actress; player; performer
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell