short pause; short interval
injured person; wounded person; casualty
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
internal organ; viscera; gut
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
placing a meal in front of one
clearing up leftover food and dishes
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
latex (milky fluid found in plants); milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
dependent on luck; matter of luck
to buy again; to buy anew
to yield to temptation; to succumb
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
small toy sold with food; premium
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
beyond that point; after that
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
importance; emphasis; stress
most of all; extremely; supremely
to try all possible means