withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
finishing blow; coup de grâce
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
invitation; introduction; temptation
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
absolutely; positively; decidedly
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be damaged; to receive damage
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
intensification; aggravation
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
spirituality; spiritual nature
(point of) similarity; resemblance
to gather; to collect; to assemble
number of (large) animals