to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
examination; investigation; prosecution
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
from the beginning; from scratch
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
a long time ago; in those days
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
anything and everything; just about everything
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
proposal; proposition; suggestion
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
second day of the month; two days
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order