substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to continue to rain or snow
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
these guys; these fellows
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
retention; maintenance; preservation
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
(not) a single person; (no) one
a long time ago; long ago
to let out a cry; to shout
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to have a hard time of it
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
captive; prisoner (of war)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
forced laugh; forced smile
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
huge person; enormous object
arrow length; bundle of arrows
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant