to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
high and low (social standing)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
back off!; leave me alone!
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
character building; formation of character; personality development
process; course; mechanism
one end; an end; part; fragment
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
jokingly; in the form of a joke