claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
pricking; stinging; tingling
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
a little bit; a little while
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
reinforcement; strengthening
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
gem; jewel; precious stone
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
transactions; dealings; business