contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
the five fingers; leading five; top five
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
housing district; residential district
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
living by oneself; living alone
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
predation; eating prey; preying upon
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi); coixseed; tear grass; adlay
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
television program; TV program
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
antiquity; the previous era
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
looking pale; looking unwell
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures