I see; that's right; indeed
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
with a click; with a snap
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to glare at each other; to confront each other
evening; last night; yesterday evening
sleeping pill; sleep medication
clerk; office worker; office staff
in the meanwhile; during the time
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
person of doubtful origin
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself