matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
electric appliance store; electrician
parts; accessories; components
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
way of asking; way of listening; listener
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
troubled face; worried expression
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
affable; sociable; friendly
heap; pile; stack; full measure
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
clinical study; clinical trial
administration (of medicine); giving medication