circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
all you want; as much as one wants
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
cannibalism; anthropophagism
process; course; mechanism
ingredient; component; composition
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
predation; eating prey; preying upon
restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; alcohol; sake
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
trifling; trivial; slight
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
natural growth; wild growth
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.