to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
general public; the masses
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
secret; private; surreptitious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
this world; this life; world of the living
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to rush over; to run up to
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
creak; squeak; creaking sound