local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(someone else's) parents; both parents
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
just because; even if; even though
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
close; intimate; on good terms
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
disadvantageous; long (odds)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky