gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
black-market lending; illegal loan
although there are many of them
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
worthy of special mention
final; eventual; ultimate
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
form; shape; figure; visage
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
dealing with; coping with
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
single word; a few words; brief comment
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
(theatrical) fighting scene
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff