quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to come to an end; to close the curtain
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
calling by name; designation; nomination
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to make an appeal; to urge
because; the reason why is
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
basis for decision; evidence for judging
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to put one's strength into
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
library (usu. single-room); small library
studying very hard; studying like mad
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
common knowledge; well-known fact
first of all; first thing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)