10th day of the month; ten days
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
capacity; volume; capacitance
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
folding knife; clasp-knife; penknife
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to do someone in; to bump someone off
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
long time; long interval; for quite some time
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
artery; arterial road; major route
proud; having a prominent nose
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
sickroom; hospital room; ward