to degenerate; to lapse into
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
remains; corpse; (dead) body
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
real experience; actual observations
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
quarrel; dispute; argument
to fall flat; to fall face down
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to be attacked by a disease
fully prepared; all ready
to sustain a serious wound
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
dullard; indecisive person
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
interested person; volunteer; supporter
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to detain; to check; to restrain
example; illustration; precedent
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation