Vocabulary

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

to uncoil itself

to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money

yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

absurd; unreasonable; out of the question; preposterous

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

per capita; per person

thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself

taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn

to have one's heart stop beating

causing concern; bad for the heart

horn-rimmed glasses; bop glasses

having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)

having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything

(verbal) tit for tat

might as well

for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action

having never told a lie

so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree

to keep an eye on; to take care of

within eyeshot; within sight; in view

(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot

heavenly voice

to age; to grow old

good-bye

don't judge a book by its cover

without considering the consequences; recklessly; imprudently; going overboard

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way

to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child

(person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience

unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)

having one's good intentions backfire dangerously; causing harm when trying to prevent it; trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling

sorry; beg pardon; much obliged

the world is at peace; bows in bags and swords in sheaths

the week after next

vicinity; area