always having a comeback; fast-talking
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
tie-in sale; product bundle
though; notwithstanding; although
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
in succession; one after another
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
other than; excluding; without
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
primary school; elementary school; grade school
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)