speech; expression; wording; language
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
wages; pay; rental payment
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
dozens; scores of; decades
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
large amount of money; great cost
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to breathe while sleeping
curse; spell; malediction
contract; compact; agreement
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
major incident; major happening; big scandal
several times (as large, over)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
wherein; therein; thereinto
will not do; do not; does not
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air