entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch; yecch; yeck; ech
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to let out a cry; to break forth
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
out of season; unseasonal
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
view; opinion; finding; findings
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
half and half; fifty-fifty
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
serves you right!; see what happens!
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice