finish; completion; the end
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
failure; mistake; blunder
to pry; to prize; to prise
how many years; how long; what year
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
side gate; side door; service entrance
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to subsist; to keep on living
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
close; intimate; on good terms
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work