service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
finishing blow; coup de grâce
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
many; numerous; various; large number of
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to hand over; to surrender
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to feel oneself indebted to
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
preparations for a journey
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to choke; to have trouble breathing
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to fight against; to oppose; to face
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt