waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
on countless occasions; many a time
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
work; business; company; study
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
don't you think?; indicates question
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
even for an instant; even as a joke
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to step forward; to volunteer
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
will; testament; last request
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
desperation; self-abandonment
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect