supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
anonymity; using an assumed name
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to catch the eye; to attract attention
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to yearn for; to be in love with
to burst (open); to break; to split
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to shake; to sway; to waver
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run out (e.g. of the room)
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
stillness; repose; standing still
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to run about; to rush about
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
pair; the two; both persons; both things
fall; drop; descent; coming down
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to boost; to force up; to push up
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
step; stride; counter for steps
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
episode; anecdote; vignette