common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
since when; from when; how long
training (animals); breaking (animals)
fear; dread; fright; willies
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
lineage; pedigree; family line
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
calm; composed; leisurely
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
being about to cry; the verge of tears
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
cookware; cooking utensil
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
peeling; paring; skinning; parer; peeler; paring-knife
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
ability score (in role-playing games, etc.); attribute value
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to peel; to skin; to pare
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face