side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
considerably; greatly; a lot
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
gradually; slowly but steadily
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
power; might; authority; influence
end of life; death; annihilation
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
finely chiseled (features)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
curl; curly hair; ringlet
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
such ... as; or some such
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby