to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
while; during; performed in this condition
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
troubled face; worried expression
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
if you do this; if this is the case
day after day; day by day
derailment; digression; deviation
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be itching to put one's skills to use
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period