group; bunch; crowd; group
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sense of loss; feeling of loss
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
fixed date; settlement date
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
adjustment; retouching (in photography)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
to be reflected in a mirror
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
another thing; other things; another man's property