long ago; already; a long time ago
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
look of death; shadow of death
good-for-nothing; worthless
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
tradition; legend; folklore
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to take a breath; to take a short rest
speech and conduct; words and deeds
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
suffocation; choking; asphyxia