to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
had better ...; had better not ...
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
author; writer; novelist; artist
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
American film; American movie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
fifth day of the month; five days
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)