fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
another thing; exception; special case
glad countenance; joyful look
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
because of; owing to; due to
lower brain; base of the brain
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
performing a surgical operation
professor; teaching; instruction
view; opinion; finding; findings
to state; to express; to mention
being too late; losing one's final chance
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
staying behind; remaining; residual
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
low price; moderate price
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
society; the world; the times
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
discretion; consideration; allowance
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to fly around; to scatter