winner-takes-all (system)
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
inheritance tax; death duty
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to become better; to improve
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to check; to stop; to keep back
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to torment; to torture; to harass
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
moving about; stirring about
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to jingle; to jangle; to clink; to act lasciviously; to act coquettishly
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
so; like this; in this way
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location