to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
request; appeal; claim; purchase
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
not covered (by); not subject (to)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
every evening; night after night
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
postpartum; after childbirth
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
cattleman; raising cattle
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
polite; courteous; hospitable
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
quite; utterly; really; completely
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind