snake; serpent; large snake
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to face on; to look out on to
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
multifunction; multipurpose
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
same family (race, tribe)
progress; advance; improvement; development
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to increase; to add to; to augment
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse