half and half; fifty-fifty
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
chief; leading; important; prominent
sundry; various; assorted
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
set of three; three sets; three classes
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom