sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
ago; since; before; previous
to bawl; to cry; to scream
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
that day; the very same day
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
persistence; single-mindedness
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
while alive; during one's lifetime
your husband; her husband
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
can't help; won't make much difference
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
suppuration; festering; coming to head
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations