to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
pact; convention; agreement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
established fact; fait accompli
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
(not) a single person; (no) one
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
automatic; intransitive verb
upper floor (of a building)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
arrangement; pact; agreement
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
the opposite direction; the other way
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace