after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to invite in; to show someone in
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
creation; Creation (by God)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to look forward to something
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
separate case; another matter
particularly; only; in the case of
greater than ...; bigger ...