making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
something like ...; something called ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
useless resistance; vain struggle
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
(right at the) side; just beside
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter