to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
bodily sensation; sense; experience
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
composite; combined; complex
complications (in an illness)
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
in that way; like that; that way
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wise saying; famous saying
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
one meal; one meal (a day)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to go underground; to go into hiding
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
plural; multiple; several
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to alternate; to take turns
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash