unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to detain; to check; to restrain
raging fire; conflagration
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
free (of charge); gratuitous
illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)
hot topic; talk of the town
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
all but dead; half killed
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
how; in what way; I wonder
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
keeping house; being confined to one's house
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes