to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
appeasement; placation; propitiation
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
water vapour; water vapor; steam
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
(turned out) all right in the end
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region
a person without a single relative
cookware; cooking utensil
depravity; corruption; degradation
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
(plain) hot water; boiled water
serious; severe; grave; acute
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
new development; new discovery
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point