to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
success; prosperity; boom
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
collection of books; (personal) library
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
popular person; favorite; favourite
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to take someone's life; to kill someone
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she