one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
big catch (fishing); good haul
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
internal conditions; true state of affairs
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
runner-up; second (in a race)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
sleeping comfort or snugness
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
servile character (disposition)
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration