utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
presence; sitting with; being with
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
production (e.g. play); direction
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
beforehand; in advance; previously
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
stirring; slight movement
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
to cause a person trouble
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to torment; to harass; to tease
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
emotional strength; force of will
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of