wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
(turned out) all right in the end
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
arrival on scene; arrival on location
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to need; to demand; to take; to require
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
rather; better; instead; if anything
to erase all trace of something
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
eating heavily; excessive eating; devouring; consuming voraciously
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
successful candidate; prizewinner
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
what number (in a sequence); what rank
ballot paper; voting paper
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind