a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
all present; all concerned; all of us
participant; entrant; player; competitor
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
24th day of the month; 24 days
25th day of the month; 25 days
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
holding two or more positions concurrently
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
go on!; right!; here goes!
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
apologies for the crude food
home; household; family; hearth
dishwasher with drying function
vocational school; technical school
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
exclusive; attached to; specialist
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)