use; utility; profit; gain
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
I've got to be going; I must go
state of fine weather where one is subject to direct sunlight
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to smoke animal out of its den
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
pair; the two; both persons; both things
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to entrust; to leave to a person
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
countenance; features; looks
to pull in (fish); to land
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command