making preparations for one's death
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
rejection (of an application)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
restricted; confined; unfree
complexion; colour; color; blood red
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
stack; stack (data structure); getting stuck (in snow, mud, etc.; of a vehicle)
same family (race, tribe)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
refund; repayment; reimbursement
unprecedented; never seen before
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
to get angry; to lose one's temper
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
to order; to command; to appoint
settling down; quieting down; cooling down; stillness; quiet; tranquility
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire