central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
out of character; unlike one
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
that; the matter in question
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
dancing or jumping for joy
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to happen to have on hand or in stock
very rich person; the super rich
everything; anything; nothing
reopening; resumption; restarting
to take away; to carry away
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
several years; a few years