nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
head; brains; intellect; understanding
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to throw at; to turn; to raise
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
depending on; dependent on
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
and yet; though; when; in spite of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
section manager; section chief
impossible to do (although wants to)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to investigate; to examine
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
snake; serpent; large snake
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy