wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
sobering up; method of sobering up
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to become better; to improve
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
it's no joke; gimme a break!
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
management responsibility; administrative responsibility
everybody; every last one of them; all
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
principle of laissez-faire
to yearn for; to be in love with
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
moving; touching; stirring
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
timewasting; killing time
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn