swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
feeling keenly; fully realizing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to limp; to drag one's feet
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
river; stream; River; the ... river
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
curious; strange; unusual
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to telephone; to make a phone call
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)