reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
pots and pans; kitchen utensils
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
difference; variation; difference
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
one's share; one's portion
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
profitable plan; good plan
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
fourth day of the month; four days
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to lose sight of; to miss
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
scale; scope; plan; structure
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
outsider; someone outside of a group
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be embarrassed for a reply
transactions; dealings; business
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
proposal; proposition; suggestion
sooner or later; in time; eventually
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be silent; to say nothing
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee