to fall flat; to fall face down
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
surroundings; circumference
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
several times; once or twice
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
directions; instructions; orders; command
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
that is to say; so that means
to be muddy; to be slushy
without leaving any trace
mountain road; mountain trail
cave; cavern; den; grotto
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite