to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to sniff out; to get wind of
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to show up; to appear; to turn up
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
disclosure; exposure; revelation
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
when; how soon; how long until
to be perturbed; to be agitated
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to spit out; to eject; to dump
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome