(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
chance (of success); odds
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to degenerate; to lapse into
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
light; easy; non-serious; minor
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
fast-talking; rapid talking
to rant and rave; to raise hell
single word; a few words; brief comment
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
having said that; on the other hand
to be needed; to be wanted
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
how much; how many; however
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
article; thing; object; property; real estate
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up