bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
safety administration; safety control; safety management
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
rational; logical; coherent
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
hard to control; unmanageable
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to bring; to take; to bring about
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to rank next to; to come after
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
normalization; normalisation
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
for the present; for the time being
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
from the viewpoint of; according to
point of compromise; common ground
clattering; (with a) clunk
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
plainly; clearly; vividly
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
un-; non-; negative prefix
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
nothing but; none other than
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
within; inside of; less than
unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank