to begin talking; to open up
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
prejudice; bias; distorted view
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
gambling den; gambling house
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
baton (of command); order; command; direction
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
on bad terms; at loggerheads
old friend; old acquaintance
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up