all but dead; half killed
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
drifting; drift; being adrift
wrecked ship; ship in distress
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to use up all one's strength
steering (of a boat); steerage
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to tighten; to press hard
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
staining method; staining techniques
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
in that way; like that; that way
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one