to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
complete recovery of health
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
how; in what way; in what manner
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
what time; (lit.) which hour
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
great difference; major mistake
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to press a question; to cross-examine
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much