to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to walk away; to walk off
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
prickling; stinging; tingling
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
phrase; phrase; strawberry
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
maid; helper; help; assistance
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking