modesty; humility; being humble
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
food expenses; cost of one's board
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
awkward (difficult) question
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
script; screenplay; scenario
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
disorder; disturbance; unrest
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin