severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
twice; again; second time
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
addition; adding; supplement
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to become better; to improve
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to fight; to exchange blows
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
patient; having a long fuse
to be injured; to sustain a wound
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to torment; to harass; to tease
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
whole story; full picture; full particulars
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
practical problem; practical matter