work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
correspondence; exchange of letters
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
lost article; something forgotten
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
impossible to do (although wants to)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
apparent; obvious; very clear
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be a matter of life or death
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
guard; security (officer); guardsman
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
husband and wife; married couple
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
mental; spiritual; emotional