meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
and then; and so; and; so then
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
arrest; apprehension; capture
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
every person; every mouth; every entrance
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
all present; all concerned; all of us
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate