taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
technical skill; ability; capacity
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
deposit; money paid on account; bargain money
training (esp. in-service); induction course
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
general; overall; across-the-board
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
oilily; slimily; slipperily
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
scattering; sprinkling; shaking
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to sew up; to sew together
to ask for too much; to expect too much
tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
putting an entire family to death
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
start of a romance; beginning of love