boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
festival merrymaking; revelry
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
several people; a few people