pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
living room (Western style); sitting room
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
fifth day of the month; five days
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
beyond this point; from now on; after this
way out; means to escape; escape route
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
at once; immediately; right now
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)