ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
teetotal day; day off drinking; (lit.) liver rest day
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
the whole day; all the day
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
second marriage; remarriage
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
you are quite right; quite so; what you say is sensible enough
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
concession; conciliation; compromise
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to worry about the future
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
for work; in a manner related to work
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to delight; to give pleasure
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness