bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
consecutive victories; series of victories
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
towering; astonishingly high
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
should time and circumstances permit
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to be born; to come into the world
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
by all means; by all costs
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects