work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
as you see; as you can see
moron; idiot; stupid person
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
rope; cord; policeman's rope
time (three times, each time, etc.); times