to take command; to give direction
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to lose one's way; to get lost
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
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)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
agricultural community; farm village; rural
sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
last flight; last bus; last train
gulp; gulping; swallowing
two (long cylindrical things)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt