egoism; egotism; selfishness
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to complete decisively; to do to completion
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
severe; strict; tough; hard
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
sleeping without turning over
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to make sense; to be meaningful
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to call together; to convene
distrust of (other) human beings
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
unique; peculiar; singular
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to affect; to impact; to influence
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease