ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
close call; narrow escape
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
nobody can win against advancing age
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to place firmly; to hit very hard
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
openly; in public; without caring what others think
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
source of worry; source of distress
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
temporary name; provisional name
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
left side; left-hand side
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead