surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bungle; to make things awkward
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
forcibly; against one's will
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
commandant; commanding officer; general
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
defense; defence; protection
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
looking away; looking aside
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?