agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
contract; compact; agreement
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to be reflected in a mirror
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
silence; stillness; quietness
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
end of life; death; breathing one's last
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
to count on one's fingers
long time; long interval; for quite some time