secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to shut in; to confine; to contain
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to awake from one's sleep
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that's the way it is; such is life
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon