to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
sons and daughters; children; girl
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
(about) medium; middle; average
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
consumer financing firm; loan shark
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
character analysis; personality assessment
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
unparalleled in Japan, China and India
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen