sneaking a bite; snitching food
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to worry about the future
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
intimacy; affection; familiarity
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
isolation; being alone; being friendless
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
everybody; every last one of them; all
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)