principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to change; to shift; to come and go
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
when it comes to; concerning
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
establishment (of a business); founding
history; pedigree; lineage
long-established; old-established; traditional
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
as you see; as you can see
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake