manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to glare at each other; to confront each other
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
livelihood support; maintenance
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
assertion; declaration; affirmation
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
older sister; lass; young lady
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...