first-come-first-served basis
gilt; guilt; gilt-edged security; gilt
breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
infection prevention; disease control
to be assiduous in one's business
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
age of majority; age of adulthood
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
many items; pressure of business
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
sisterly love; affection between sisters
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
no exception; without exception; always the same
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses