adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
priority; order of precedence
degree of relative priority
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
immediately; at once; instantly
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
railroad; railway; rail transport
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
in order; sequential; seriatim
pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
forcibly; against one's will
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
all present; all concerned; all of us
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
leadership; initiative; spearhead
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
beforehand; in advance; previously
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
airmail; air mail; air service; air transport (of goods)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
gambling den; gambling house
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
bet; wager; stake; gamble
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
each place; various places
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel