quantity (per carton, etc.); number contained (in a packet, etc.)
to slim down; to lose weight
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
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built-in audience; regular customers
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
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
without reservation; freely; frankly
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
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
order; command; directions; instructions
to leave a dish half-eaten
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
innocent; not guilty; harmless
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
make no progress; remain unsettled