parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
leadership; initiative; spearhead
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to be prolonged; to drag on
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
transfer; transport; removal
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
way of dealing with; way of handling