dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
burned down; entirely destroyed
to put out; to extinguish
noisy; confused; uproarious
police officer; policeman; policewoman
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
cookware; cooking utensil
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
personal feelings; self-interest
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
without; unless; have to do
not covered (by); not subject (to)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
a rival horse or candidate
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
administrative; managerial; operational
enterprise; business; company; corporation
all present; all concerned; all of us
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge