settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
counter seat; seat at the counter
business hours; opening hours; office hours
requisition; commandeering; conscription
in its entirety; whole; wholly
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
stature; height; size; physique
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to delight; to give pleasure
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
mission; delegation; transmission
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
complicated and mysterious
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
stale; hackneyed; cliched
normal practice; proper practice
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
wrong; different; not like that
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue