several times; a few times
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
(not) so much; (not) that much
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to knock down; to utterly defeat
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to fight to the last (death)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
calamity; disaster; misfortune
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be manageable; to be able to handle
whole story; full picture; full particulars
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted