knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
strength of a brushstroke
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
treatment; service; handling; management
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
verge of death; dying moments
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put one's hand on; to touch
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
devotion; attachment; infatuation
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
had better ...; had better not ...
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
with a bang (clash, bump)
property; fortune; means; assets
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction