excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
while studying; presently studying
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
all times and places; all ages and countries
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
library; book series; library (software, modules, images, etc.)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
curiosity; inquisitiveness
author; writer; novelist; artist
counter for books; volume
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down