garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
first-rate; finest quality; the best
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to stiffen; to become stiff
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
had better ...; had better not ...
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
some people; a few people; several people
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
periodic; regular; routine
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
organization; organisation; forming
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
care; precaution; guarding; caution
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
failure; mistake; blunder
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
death penalty; capital punishment
to sell off; to sell completely
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to become vulgar; to coarsen
power; authority; influence
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts