to be silent; to say nothing
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
profitable plan; good plan
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
covered with; stained; smeared
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to some extent; to a certain extent
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
vocal sound; tone of voice
biological older sister; real elder sister
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)