rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ratio; proportion; percentage
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
heaven and earth; top and bottom
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
tips of one's hair; hair ends
this (very thing); this precisely
irritation; annoyance; frustration
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
headquarters; head office; main office
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
counter seat; seat at the counter
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to appease; to suppress; to calm