permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
prohibited item; banned item
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to glare at each other; to confront each other
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
contrary to one's expectations
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
carelessly; inattentively
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you (plural); all of you; you all
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
up in a tree; in the trees
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
dominion; territory; possession
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
grip (of hand); grip strength
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
function; facility; faculty; feature
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
government office; public office
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
supreme; sublime; highest
in good health; alive and well; going strong
much less; to say nothing of