debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
same as above; ditto; ibid.
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
travelling incognito (traveling); quiet steps; creeping around
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
(musical) instrumentalist
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to lie down; to throw oneself down
threshold; breaking point
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to rebuke; to scold harshly
having sociable manners; sociable
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
(squad of) police; police force
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
job hunting; job searching
handling cargo; loading and unloading
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
soulful (esp. of music); having a lot of soul
study (of something); discussion; discourse
complete collection; large collection; complete works
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers