to make an appeal to the confidence of
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
military force; military strength
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
stock (of a gun); gunstock
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
net content (e.g. on food packaging)
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
manufacturer; maker; producer
formwork; shuttering; mold; mould; form
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
reason; grounds; circumstances
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to put to trial; to argue in court
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
wild beast; wild animal; brute
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall