to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
understood; I see; OK; present; here
retort; back talk; backchat
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
I appreciate your efforts
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
like this; this sort; this way
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to become dim; to become blurred
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
future (usually near); prospects
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity