devastating; catastrophic; crushing
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to sell off; to sell completely
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to scrape off; to plane off
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
last week; the week before
lightly; easily; carelessly
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
have a good day; take care; see you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow