failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
intelligence; intellect; brains
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
stimulating; exciting; provocative
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
and yet; though; when; in spite of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark