to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
dilapidated house; deserted house
strange disease; rare disease
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be forward; to be impertinent
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
distant look; faraway look
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to be jealous; to be envious
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
(metaphorically) floating with the tide
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to score points with (a person)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
heaps of corpses all around