to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to be greedy; to devour greedily
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
second (supplementary) sound channel
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
guess; speculation; supposition
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
distrust; unjust suspicion
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to change completely; to change suddenly
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
with a friendly grin; smilingly
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
shameless; shameless person
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
influential person; man of importance
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class