discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
distant look; faraway look
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
whole story; full picture; full particulars
waist; girth; measurement around waist
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
sea level; (surface of) sea
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to be sacked; to be dismissed
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
appearance; figure; shape; form
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to shave off; to scrape off
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp