pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
wizardry; secret of immortality
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
general idea; concept; notion
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
invisibly; secretly; privately
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to distract one's attention
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(turned out) all right in the end
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
killing two birds with one stone
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
episode; anecdote; vignette