bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
from the beginning; from scratch
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
along the road; at the side of the road
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to continue to rain or snow
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
reason; cause; history; origin
means of transportation; transport service
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down
to agree on; to agree about
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to freeze to death; to die of cold
cold district; northern district
way; method; means; (technical) specification
vent; ventilation opening
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
beyond imagination; unimaginable
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
everybody; every last one of them; all
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together