to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
petty underling; small fry
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
second day of the month; two days
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district