swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
not necessarily so; is not always true
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
in the end; at the end of the day
to think of; to come up with
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to carry around; to carry on one's person
question; inquiry; asking
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
environment; circumstance
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
the same generation; coeval
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
feeling chilly after taking a bath
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
(electric) torch; flashlight