shady; underhanded; questionable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
the reverse; other side; lining
index finger; forefinger; second toe
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
no need to guess; certainly
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
study; research; investigation
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to discuss; to talk together
reduced scale; scaling down
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
cannot be compared with; no match for