profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
comfort; consolation; diversion
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
millilitre; milliliter; mL
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
suspicious-looking; fishy
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
motor neuron; motor neurone; motoneuron
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
weakening; emaciation; decline
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
character building; formation of character; personality development
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to stroke down; to smooth down
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully