to strike; to hit; to give hell to
ingrained habit; second nature
to iron; to do the ironing
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to fix one's affection on
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
independence; self-reliance
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
unrequited love; one-sided love
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
gas mask; air-purifying respirator