toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
choux (pastry); cream puff
medium; mediocrity; average
on the occasion of; at the time of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
short distance; short range; short-haul
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
research material; experimental material
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
flaring up; bursting into flames
to put out; to extinguish
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
operation; functioning; running
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
to try to do; to attempt to do
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
what's what; heads or tails
sobbing; weeping; whimpering