Vocabulary

vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals

hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

former name; maiden name

castration; neutering; gelding; sterilization

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

working overtime

saw

school of fish; shoal of fish

fish market

competing (with each other) in creating (composing, drawing, writing, etc.); competition to produce an (artistic, literary, etc.) work

(around the) neck; nape

binding hand and foot

empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi

hoe

court-martial

(soulless) body

situation; business climate; outlook

stepmother

bloodshot eyes

(scenic) view; prospect; outlook

actual size; full size

defend and maintain; support; protection

warring nations; belligerents

public servant

bone

fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood

national characteristics

(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado

loins; hips; pelvic region; waist

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

appeal; entreaty; request

drinker; person who is fond of alcohol

wisdom

writing songs or poems; poem

written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)

miscellaneous knowledge

landslide

wise mother

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie