lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
to be compatible; to get along well
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
young; youth; young person
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
tax inquiry; tax enquiry; tax investigation
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
hard worker; hardworking person
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
rotary wing (aircraft); rotor