drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
personality; character; individuality; personhood
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to mistake (A for B); to misread
-less; lacking; non-existing
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
invisibly; secretly; privately
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be in focus; to come into focus
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
accumulation; accumulate; store
parting; separation; farewell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
the other day; a few days ago
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
approval; license; licence; permission
to harm; to cause harm to
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set