to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
hard rubber (e.g. ebonite, vulcanite)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
arrest; apprehension; capture
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
rule; government; administration
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
headquarters; head office; main office
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
serves you right!; see what happens!
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery