pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
precarious situation; precarious state
to force open; to push open
take the opportunity to (do something else)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
senility; dotage; decrepitude
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to be filled to bursting; to burst
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
going to and fro; back and forth
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to draw off; to run out; to flush out
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
with a splash; with a splosh
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
simple; easy; convenient; handy
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to entrust to a doctor (for treatment)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)