tool; implement; means; furniture
long time; long interval; for quite some time
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
conviction; belief; confidence
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
ventilation; draft; airing
storing coal; stored coal
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
heart; guts; nerve; central part