to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
being too late; losing one's final chance
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
security guard; doorkeeper
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
scoundrel; rascal; villain
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
accidental death; casualty
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
another time; some other time
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
failure; mistake; blunder
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
moisture; humidity; dampness
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
suited figure; person in a suit
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help