sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
personality; style; appearance
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
every evening; night after night
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
responsibility; duty; obligation
big problem; major issue; big controversy
free (of charge); gratuitous
24 hours; twenty-four hours
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
slave labor; slave labour
true state; actual condition; reality
to overcome (a difficulty)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
anything and everything; just about everything
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty