quantity (per carton, etc.); number contained (in a packet, etc.)
trouble; distress; sorrow
to slim down; to lose weight
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
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to feel hungry; to get hungry
built-in audience; regular customers
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
without reservation; freely; frankly
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
to wait for an opportunity
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
day by day; every day; by the day