the very best; excellent; superb
borrowing without returning
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
in advance; beforehand; previously
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
using every trick (in the book)
disease; ailment; illness
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
way of talking; speaking style
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
other side; opposite side; other party
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
document; official papers
complications (in an illness)