uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
common; in the usual course
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to get one's head around; to think about
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
materials; data; document
suggestion; hint; implication
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
these guys; these fellows
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to begin; to set about; to start
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
whatever the case; under any circumstances
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in