broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
holding two or more positions concurrently
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
arrest; apprehension; capture