synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
fixing; securing in place; getting agreement (time, place, etc.); repairing; fixing; fixed window
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
restoration; repair; mending
maintaining the status quo
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
evening meal; dinner; supper
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
laws and regulations; legislation
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to blacken; to make black
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to lean against; to set against
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling