performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
true intention; underlying motive
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
commodore; brigadier general
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
personal affair; one's own affair
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
number of (large) animals
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
these guys; these fellows
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
deep affection; dear; beloved
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab