sick person; patient; invalid
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
light; faint; pale; fleeting
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to talk to oneself; to mutter
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
stopping functioning; being out of service
(death from) starvation; starving to death
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
failure; mistake; blunder
way; method; means; resource; course
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
disadvantageous; long (odds)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)