practice; practising; training; study
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
immediately; right away; on the spot
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to be exhausted; to be worn out
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
document; official papers
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
drinking bout; merrymaking
established practice; custom
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom