to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
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young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
affidavit; deposition; testimony
for (some) doubtful points to remain
is something that; is that which
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
change; alteration; modification
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
set meal; special (of the day)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
somebody who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
reading aloud; recitation
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
settlement; conclusion; summary
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close