climbing to the summit; summiting
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to talk to oneself; to mutter
along the road; along the way
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
president's office; director's office
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
muddy water; red-light district
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
to not believe one's ears
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; age-related farsightedness
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
side effect; adverse reaction
conservation of electricity; brownout
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
second generation; second; junior
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to be charged with a mission