partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
hard worker; hardworking person
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
retort; back talk; backchat
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
to fight against; to oppose; to face
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
damage; injury; defamation; harm
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
hiding one's embarrassment
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be helpful; to be useful