close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
long-awaited; much-awaited
untouched; unused; intact
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to approach; to draw near
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
(only) one option; one possible choice
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
double; twice (as much); twofold
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
serious accident; major incident
relationships with the opposite sex
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
that; the matter in question
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock