document case; letter tray
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
landowner; landlord; landlady
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
trans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to boost; to force up; to push up
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
hospitalization; hospitalisation
abortion; pregnancy termination
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
very hungry; starving; ravenous
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
Heilbronn; Heilbron (South Africa)
to apportion; to share; to divide and give out
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary