to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to become pale; to turn pale
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
change of schedule; schedule change
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
extermination; annihilation
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
in that manner; like that
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances