war; fighting; fierce competition
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
something; something or other; something something
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
staying the night; lodging (at)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to find out; to discover; to detect
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
all parts; various parts; every department
to keep a watchful eye on
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)