faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
action of making something; -ification
incident; affair; happening; event
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
body; physical system; (the) person
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
absence from work without permission
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face