to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
willpower; energy; vitality
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
near; close; beside; third person
older sister; elder sister
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
intimacy; affection; familiarity
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
unqualified; without qualifications
reason; cause; history; origin
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one way or the other; either way
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to detain; to check; to restrain