top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
mysterious fish; strange fish
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
invisibly; secretly; privately
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to get between; to be caught in
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
for the first time in one's life
piece of evidence; evidence
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
such; this sort of; like this
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
sense of orientation; sense of direction
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession