to collect; to assemble; to gather
too much; excessively; too
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
grasp; catch; understanding
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
source of information; intelligence source; message source
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
not caring; not giving a damn
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
scrap lumber; piece of wood
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed