to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
as planned; according to plan
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
superintendent; supervisor; warden
settlement; solution; resolution
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
impossible to do (although wants to)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
article; news story; report; account
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
newspaper story (article, account)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
intelligence network; information network
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
infancy; childhood; tender age
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)