disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
quiet; still; surreptitious
several weeks; a few weeks
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to cry and shout; to scream
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
even more; still more; further