to carry through; to achieve; to complete
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to employ; to hire; to charter
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
first thing in the morning
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
creation; Creation (by God)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
proper; respectable; decent; honest
absolutely; positively; decidedly
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of