butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
how many months?; how long?
last week; the week before
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
second day of the month; two days
to be infected; to be contagious
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
corridor; hallway; passageway
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
stairs; stairway; staircase
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
running as fast as one can
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
eating quickly; speed-eating
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex