coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
pointing out; identification
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
excuse; evasive answer; subterfuge
the public; general public
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
not having a plan; aimlessness; having no definite plan
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
how; in what way; how about
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
outline; summary; gist; in brief
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
thousands; several thousand
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)