androgynous; gender-neutral
quite; utterly; really; completely
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
presumption; assumption; estimation
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to anticipate; to foresee
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
both armies; both teams; both sides
end of war; cessation of hostilities
early post war period; immediately after the war
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to clear up; to become cloudless
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs