old body; aged person; elderly person
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
calling by name; designation; nomination
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
there is nothing; having nothing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
powder snow; powdery snow
pretext; pretense; pretence
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to force open; to push open
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to wipe thoroughly; to polish well
to face on; to look out on to
night duty (in an imperial court, public office, etc.); night guard; night watch; attending (a noble) through the night
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving