lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
interview; stage debut; first appearance; meeting; trial for a servant
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
having a meal; eating something
to have a smattering knowledge of
global standard; global standards
special (specialized, specialised) subject
correct size; perfect size
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
historical archive; library of historical records
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
specialist training; upper-level course
bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale
wooden house; woodframe house
historical records; historical materials
to change; to change into; to become
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
symbolization; coding; encoding
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
written and spoken words; description
of tender years; very young
comic strip with dramatic story
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
postage; carriage; shipping charge
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
poultry farm; chicken farm
truth is stranger than fiction