refusing to see a visitor
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
occasional; infrequent; rare
to feel hungry; to get hungry
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
organ (musical instrument)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
performance given after a successful tour abroad
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
role of a company president
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger