worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
construction; establishment
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
perfect; just right; ideal
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
looking or acting as if one owned the place
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
ten (long cylindrical things)
priority; order of precedence
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
persons or animals added to a picture; incidental details of a picture
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
cut wound; incised wound; knife wound
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
going there is easy but coming back is hard
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
accountability; being held accountable
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
it's no joke; gimme a break!
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
between times; when there's a spare moment