to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
former (incumbent); predecessor
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
meaning; significance; sense
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
curse; spell; malediction
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with