Vocabulary

run (on a bank)

uninvited guest

it's no joke; gimme a break!

waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day

to be second to none (in)

not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally

to expose one's thighs; to bare one's buttocks

to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)

that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

to look at the long term

prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling

to scrap; to melt down

gross; disgusting

anointing oil

to come together; to join; to merge; to meet (up with)

to stop raining

eternal life

to make something be done in time

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

successive teacher; successive master

to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)

at what time; when

it hasn't been long since

it hasn't been long since

handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride

to become stupid from associating with stupid people; to be infected with stupidity

to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

to be in the process of being ...

to try to (do); to want to

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; to make (grind) one's body into dust

it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

(in) various settings; act to act; place to place

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

to choose by lot

non-existence of a business corporation

following supplements; supplementary information below

avoiding committing oneself; noncommittal