to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
king; monarch; ruler; champion
conquest; domination; mastery
difficult problem; challenge
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
clientele; customer stratum
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
far away in the distance; in the far distance
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
several times (as large, over)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
shades of night; night scene
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
ambitious; motivated; willful
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to have both; to possess both; to combine with