to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to take over; to hand over
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
anything and everything; just about everything
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
even if not; even without
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
thought; consideration; thinking
big leakage; uncontained leak
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be powered on; to be turned on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
fresh wound; fresh bruise
to spread; to be propagated
imagination; supposition; guess
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required