to use up all one's strength
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
nonchalant air; unruffled air
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
first-rate; finest quality; the best
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to stop (plug) one's ears
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
tedious; boring; being fed up with
friendly match (game); friendly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
every year; yearly; annually
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
alternately; by turns; one after the other
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
election; selection; choice
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
prize winner; pennant winner; victor