professional killer; hit man
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
about; concerning; related to; -ish
beginning; outset; first; onset
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
had better ...; had better not ...
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
to save; to leave over; to spare
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
moment; brief space of time
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
boy; son; baby boy; young man
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
power; authority; jurisdiction
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to be led by; to be headed by
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter