vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to become clear; to be made public
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
couple with a large age disparity
wife who is older than her husband
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
sales company; distributor
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
perishable foods; perishables
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
if you think about it; come to think of it