to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
anonymity; using an assumed name
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
simple honesty; tactless frankness
natural virtue; personal virtue
ability to get things done
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
price; cost; value; worth; value
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
interception (email); wiretap; bug
release; liberation; acquittal
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
example; illustration; precedent
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
prompt; immediate; in real time