to solicit; to demand; to extort
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
accumulation; accumulate; store
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
close; intimate; on good terms
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
terrain; geographical features; topography
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
small fraction; small proportion
one's later years; final years (in life)
very interesting; of great interest
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to some extent; to a certain extent
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion