by your leave; with your permission
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
presence; sitting with; being with
one's home; one's humble abode
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to annoy; to cause trouble
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
main question; real issue at hand
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
couple with a large age disparity
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
to cause someone to worry