past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
most part; greater part; majority
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
refusing to see a visitor
daily food; regular diet; staple food
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
return; conclusion; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
the other day; a few days ago
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
originally; by nature; from the start
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to grill again; to rehash
to take on a role; to take part
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
just past noon; afternoon
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it