depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
standardized article or goods; standardised article or goods
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
nerve centre; nerve center
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
six (long cylindrical things)
finger; hands and fingers; hands
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
collection of short stories; collected short stories
full dress; formal dress; uniform