closing time; lockup; curfew
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
time around sunset; early evening
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
far away in the distance; in the far distance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become completely chilled
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
dissection; autopsy; analysis
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; stunting
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
great laughter; burst of laughter
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
gradually; slowly but steadily
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
push-up (exercise); press-up
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest