to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
food expenses; cost of one's board
first match (in a series)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
fixed date; appointed day
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
period of time; time slot; time zone
otherwise; or else; if not
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
bathing; going in the bath
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place