exaggerated; overblown; overdone
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
being half awake and half asleep; (lit.) butterfly's dream
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to be restored (to)
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
richly colored; richly coloured
ultimate; final; last; eventual
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
Nun (Egyptian goddess); Nu
origin; beginning; source
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
living together; coexistence
prophetic writing (e.g. Biblical); written prophecy
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
sales clerk (in a merchant house, ranking between the head clerk and an apprentice); shopman; shop assistant
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
fast-talking; rapid talking