the favor (favour) of one's master
skirt steak; meat cut from the diaphragm; belly meat (e.g. salmon); peritoneal meat (e.g. chicken)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
immature form (of an organism); young animal
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
on one hand; on the other hand
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
addition; annexation; appendage
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
blunder; slip; error; error
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
largest class; top category
cannot be helped; unavoidable
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd