excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
meal (food, ground grain); Mir (Russian space station); meel; Indian club
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be led by; to be headed by
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
use; utility; profit; gain
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
private person; individual
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
living by oneself; living alone
two classes; double; two sets
to begin; to set about; to start
lock-opening; lock-picking
one's assessment of the situation
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
business discussion; negotiation
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
running away; escaping on foot
to be at a loss for words
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)