to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
work; business; company; study
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
temporary employee placement
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
mid-air breakage or disintegration
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to offer for sale; to put on the market
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
this and that; one thing and another
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic