person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to give the stamp of approval
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
phantom; vision; illusion
to have the privilege of doing
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to push (something) against
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to wash away; to rinse off
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
period of time; time slot; time zone
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
capable of anything; liable to do