thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
it is I who should say so
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
evening meal; dinner; supper
light meal; snack; refreshments
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to feel angry; to feel annoyed; to feel offended
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
sampling food; tasting; trying
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
in name only; titular; nominal
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder