by all means; by all costs
(social) position; status
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to keep (a person) waiting
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to watch over; to watch attentively
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
color scheme; colour scheme
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
ready with a rifle leveled
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
since when; from when; how long
headset (for phones, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part