malicious; deliberately mean
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
articles; supplies; parts
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
error of judgment; miscalculation
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
locality; local area; limited area
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to make a person sweat for it
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to explain; to dispel doubts
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
bygones; the past; past event
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
just past noon; afternoon
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on