day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
all-or-nothing; uncompromising; risking all
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
melancholy; gloom; depression
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
preservation; retainment; keeping
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
stagnation; hindrance; delay
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
dear friends; (all of) you or those men