to drool; to dribble; to slobber
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
neck; throat; vital part; weak point
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to die; (lit.) to become earth
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
paste; glue; clothing starch
boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone; lacking (moral) conviction; weak-principled; having no backbone
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by