even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
middle of the night; dead of night
leased line; private circuit; private line
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
public telephone; pay phone
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to use up all one's strength; to die
all night long; all through the night
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
spot; point; place; position
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to fight against; to oppose; to face
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
conversely; on the contrary
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
whichever one chooses; either way
organizational capability; organisational capability
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
troubled face; worried expression
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
anything and everything; just about everything
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise