obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to attempt; to test; to try out
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to palm off; to force a sale
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
point of compromise; common ground
reading too much into (what ... says)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
dealing with; coping with
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
here and there; everywhere
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to have an eye on; to zero in on
3000; three thousand; many