work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
last chapter (book, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
elegance; taste; refinement
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
scenery; scene; landscape
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
moisture; humidity; dampness
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back