to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to awake from one's sleep
windfall; piece of good luck
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID
to be smeared; to be covered
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
fundamental knowledge; the basics
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
fat; tallow; lard; grease
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
without; unless; have to do