barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to feel oneself indebted to
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to blaze; to burn brightly
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
description; describing; depicting
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings