to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
keep up your strength; chin up!
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
another time; some other time
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
what do you want?; can I help you?
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
verge of death; dying moments
to suffer from tuberculosis
not caring; not giving a damn
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
wrong; different; not like that
by all means; at all costs
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)