year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
breathing of a sleeping person
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
one large ...; a great ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
the very best; excellent; superb
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
as expected; as predicted
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
man fit for the post; right person