to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
late at night; at a late hour
highly unpredictable; touch and go
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to project; to stick out; to stand out
opposite side; other side
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to live through; to survive
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
discouragement; disappointment