a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
urgent; pressing; exigent
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
stopping functioning; being out of service
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
stationing (troops); occupancy
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
one's younger days; when one was young
artificial respirator; ventilator
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
god of death; death deity; Death
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
at first; in the beginning; originally
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
match declared drawn due to injury
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)