light eating; spare diet; not eating much
going home from work; on the way home from work
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
decision; settlement; definition
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
persistence; single-mindedness
being left out; being ostracized
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
while moving; on the move
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
particularly; only; in the case of
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to hide; to keep to oneself
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
regarding highly; attaching importance to
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
way; course; the only way
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
real life; actual life; everyday life
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
natural virtue; personal virtue