imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
loan shark who specializes in refinancing debts
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
just because; even if; even though
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
ancestor; forefather; foremother
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
meaning; significance; sense
of course; certainly; naturally
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
is that so? (generally rhetorical)