to clear away; to remove; to demolish
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
surgery; surgical procedure
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
your husband; her husband
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to soak into; to permeate
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to blaze; to burn brightly
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to peel; to skin; to pare
in a day; in a brief space of time
fruits of one's labour; (lit.) crystals of sweat
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign