claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
follower; attendant; valet; servant
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
grasp; catch; understanding
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to smash violently; to crush
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
fall; drop; descent; coming down
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
of no interest; not interested
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement