kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
wedding ring; wedding band
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
piece of meat; cut of meat
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
divide into four pieces; one fourth
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
chapter one; first chapter
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
program (e.g. TV); programme
metallic sound; metallic clank
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
construction; establishment
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
side parting; hair parted to one side
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to detain; to check; to restrain
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement