letting (someone) die without helping
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to run around; to bustle about
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
soccer club (at a school); football club
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
large number (of); many; majority
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum