nature of one's business; business instinct
half and half; fifty-fifty
to become rustic; to be countrified
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to be a matter of life or death
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
having no idea; having no clue
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
pain relief; killing pain
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
opposite side; other side; other party
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
God; god; ace; king; superior person
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
troubled face; worried expression
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
head line (in palm reading)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
once and for all; completely; spotlessly