to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
period of youth; while young
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to jump from one thing to another
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to rant and rave; to raise hell
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
witnessing; observing; sighting
otherwise; or else; if not
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
rather; sooner; preferably
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press