to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to escape from; to get out
(licensed) red light district
to sell off; to dispose of
slave traffic; slave dealer
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
food expenses; cost of one's board
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
joints; points (of a speech)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon