to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
canned cat food; tin of cat food
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
treating someone like a child
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
dishwashing; doing dishes
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming