one man's fault is another's lesson
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
household search (conducted by the police)
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
as is usual with; in common with
women's beauty improvement; female grooming
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to remove; to move out of the way
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
early (days); initial stage; initial
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
polish; improvement; burnishing
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
bolt from the blue; great surprise
absence due to illness; sick leave
vitality; (one's) life force
the very image of health itself; picture of health
prize for perfect attendance
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
absence from work without permission
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire