the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
no match for; cannot compete with; cannot stand; cannot bear; unable to do; cannot do
(a place) out of one's reach
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
4th day of the month; four days
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
late at night; small hours of the morning
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
order; command; directions; instructions
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
night stall; night shop; night fair
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby