to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
no exception; without exception; always the same
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
dressed carcass; meat on the bone
time required; time taken; necessary time
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
review; reconsideration; revision
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to grant someone's request
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
picking; collecting; harvesting
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cooking; food preparation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
as you see; as you can see
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose