complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
enemy territory; hostile place
to make a mistake; to blunder
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
another thing; exception; special case
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to complain; to make a complaint
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
shoulder roast (e.g. of lamb)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
newcomer; initiate; rookie
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
paste (form); (as a) paste