to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
next term; next period; next version; next release
demon of ill health; disease
powerful medicine; strong poison
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
chilly; unpleasantly cold
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse