anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
headship of a family; family property
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
one by one; one after another; successively
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
end of life; death; breathing one's last
script; libretto; scenario
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
biological older sister; real elder sister
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)