oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
mental; psychological; physical
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
arena (e.g. international arena)
stenographer; writer of shorthand
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to become completely chilled
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
ready-made; common-law (wife)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to wave a flag; to show the way
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
like that; that way; thus
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
half and half; fifty-fifty
complete stranger; total stranger
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
plenary session; regular session
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger