eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
near; close by; within reach; familiar
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
chilly; unpleasantly cold
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to buy more (of something)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
on countless occasions; many a time
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
about the same; about equal to; close match
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to be sticky; to be close together
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
in the morning; during the morning
life and death; life or death
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to push (something) against
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs