it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
snake; serpent; large snake
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to change completely; to change suddenly
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hereabouts; around there; that area
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
in the same way as; just like
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to loiter around; to wander about
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)