to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
higher rank; better position
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to relax; to feel at home
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
notes; comment; remark; annotation
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
natural virtue; personal virtue
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
leader; central personage
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
locational advantage; advantageous position
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
distress; wretched condition
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to put on airs; to assume importance
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
person standing watch; guard duty
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
along the road; at the side of the road