foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
sleeping pill; sleep medication
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
more than usual; especially; particularly
to escape from; to get out
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
tingling; stinging; pungently
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
preparation; provision; guarding
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
difficult to ...; hard to ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
product; produce; result; fruit