pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
resignation; acceptance; consolation
formal marriage interview
one thin flat object; one sheet
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to throw open; to leave open
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
shorts; panties; knickers
interests and preferences
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to take off one's glasses
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to ask a question; to ask questions