body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
independence; self-reliance
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
confections; sweets; candy; cake
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
eldest sister; oldest sister
to show up; to appear; to turn up
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)