regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
serious wound; serious injury
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
serious look (on one's face); straight face
man; male; masculine gender
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
rather; better; instead; if anything
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
by myself; in person; by oneself
to intend; to be sure that
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
nape (of the neck); nucha
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
and yet; though; when; in spite of