to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
straying; wandering off course
to be born; to come into the world
forevermore; for eternity
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
room light; interior light
eight (long cylindrical things)
potato chips; potato crisps
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to shout (in anger); to yell
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
flight; escape; running away; flying high
somehow; for some reason or other
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
all that one has; all that there is; the whole