luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
recovery; undoing; recall
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
next; secondly; subsequently
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to do someone in; to bump someone off
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
industrial area; factory zone
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
war; fighting; fierce competition
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to place firmly; to hit very hard
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
breaking off; snapping off