contract expiry; contract expiration
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go past; to pass; to pass by
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
corridor; hallway; passageway
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to square one's shoulders
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
frequenting; staying around
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
social; societal; societary
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
kitchen; financial situation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds