mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
two parts; two copies; the second part
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
urge; demand; importunity
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
deadly serious; deadly earnest
act of violence; violent behavior
choosing between two things; two choices
interrupting a game; time out
stupid girl; stupid woman
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
majority group (party, faction)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to bawl; to cry; to scream
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
female friend; woman friend
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for