top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
all-out attack; general offensive
arrangement; pact; agreement
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
what kind of business; what sort of matter
no!; no no!; no, not at all
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
prohibition; ban; embargo
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
serious; not joking; straight
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
in the same way as; just like
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
period of time; time slot; time zone
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to have a meal; to take a meal
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
presence; sitting with; being with
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind