skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be bony; to be angular
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
since one was born; (in) all one's life
society; company; the public; the world
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to be charged with a mission
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
practical question (problem); practical matter
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
(find) common (meeting) ground
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only