spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
blackout curtain; light-blocking curtain
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
way of talking; speaking style
failing to practice what one preaches
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
bedside; near one's pillow
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
casualties; the killed and wounded
at a stroke; with a single swoop
survival; survivor; relic
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment