butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to approach; to draw near
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
thereupon; shortly thereafter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
either way; in any case; one way or another
manual transmission; MT; megaton; megatonne; magnetic tape; master tape; medical technologist
property; fortune; means; assets
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
100,000,000; one hundred million
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
clapping and cheering; applause
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure