to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
one by one; in detail; minutely
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
each; (arch.) you (plural)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
actual profit; practical use; benefit
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
eighth day of the month; eight days
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
working for a company; being employed by a company
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
carnivore; carnivorous animal
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce