to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
the other day; lately; recently
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to lay aside; to set aside
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to await; to wait for; to expect
as stated; verbatim; literally
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
circulation; dissemination
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
simultaneous; all at once
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
manipulation of information; spin
life; living; I; me; student
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
letting (someone) die without helping
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
way of speaking; intimation
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
price; cost; value; worth; value
please (give me); please (do for me)
to happen to pass by; to pass by
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
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