to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
is that so?; I see; right; oh
one's house; one's home; one's family
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
this and that; various things
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
on the occasion of; at the time of
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
empress (consort); queen (consort)
age thirty; one's thirties
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to keep a watchful eye on
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing