without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
one thin flat object; one sheet
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
useful thing; usable article
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
never mind!; don't worry about it
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
additional order; adding to an existing order
earnings from a part-time job
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well