screw; -bis (again, second version); Bank of International Settlements; BIS
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to stick it out (until the end)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
protracted war; war of attrition
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to make an appeal; to urge
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
with a snap; with a crack
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester