clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to dance; to perform dance steps
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to palm off; to force a sale
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
surely; certainly; without doubt
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)