poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to use up all one's strength; to die
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
in succession; one after another
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
thereupon; shortly thereafter
alternately; by turns; one after the other
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to subsist; to keep on living
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement