to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
something small; something petty; trifle
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
mining; digging; working (a mine)
fresco; mural; wall painting
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
master; teacher; stable master
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
outsider; layman; amateur
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
looking or acting as if one owned the place
talk about various topics
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to keep secret; to conceal