bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
great hurry; great haste; rush
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at a stroke; with a single swoop
pessimism; disappointment
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
stagnation; hindrance; delay
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be to the point; to be pertinent