full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
inside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.
staff member; station employee; official
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
reception room; parlor; parlour
village; hamlet; settlement
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
lightning strike; lightning bolt
summertime; summer season
complete; whole; perfect; safe
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to write down; to record; to register
shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); food cooked in a crockpot
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be helpful; to be useful