top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
whistle (sound made with the lips)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
government office building
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
station; office; guardroom
bribe; sweetener; douceur
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
calcium sulfate (CaSO4) (sulphate)
massive; bulk; block-like; aggregated; agglomerated
full length; total length; overall length
natural state; natural condition
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
billeting area; cantonment; encampment; étape
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
traitor (to one's country)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character